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17 links, first saved May 21, 2016, latest December 7, 2020.
- Paying tribute to the web with View Source - Signal v. Noise
I am definitely in this same generation. In the early days of the web we all built so much by riffing off of everyone else, using "View Source…" to understand how they did…
- Mailing list software should stop spying on subscribers - Signal v. Noise
Not surprisingly I wholeheartedly agree with this. Nearly all mailing list software defaults to tracking email opens as well as creating unique tracking codes to monitor every…
- Skip level meetings: What they are, and exactly how to run them - Signal v. Noise
This is a good overview on approaching skip level meetings. For you as a manager, the purpose of a skip level meeting is to get out of your good news cocoon: How are folks on the…
- The 5 mistakes you’re likely making in your one-on-one meetings with direct reports - Signal v. Noise
I continue to read most things I can find on improving 1:1 time. I’m definitely guilty of the third item here, not having the time to prepare before the meeting. I try hard to not…
- You can heal the internet - Signal v. Noise
I’m with DHH on this one. Best way I can think of, put your content on your own website.
- The hardest leadership advice to follow
- Don’t solve the problem. - Signal v. Noise
I know I've fallen into this trap many, many times. I see others do it a good amount as well. I have a feeling in technology disciplines this might happen more frequently than…
- Leaders, doing what you're good at hurts your team. - Signal v. Noise
I like this advice. Pause. Don’t be so busy. Take stock. Why are you doing those things? Because you like doing them? Because you’re good at them? Or because it’s the best way to…
- The books I read in 2018 - Signal v. Noise
I like reading peoples reading lists. It’s good inspiration for my own reading.
- Become A Facebook-Free Business – Signal v. Noise
This is an interesting idea. I wonder if a broader push like this might be successful. Companies could proclaim how they respect your privacy as part of their value proposition.
- The 8 best questions to put on your next one-on-one meeting agenda
Managers spend a lot of time in 1:1 meetings, and company's as a whole spend a lot of time in them. If you have 1,000 employees and managers spend 30 min/week in 1:1 that is…
- Growing apart and losing touch is human and healthy
I concur with DHH 's thesis here. What allowed me to change and prosper was the freedom to grow apart and lose touch with people. It’s hard to change yourself if you’re stuck in…
- Let’s bury the hustle – Signal v. Noise
I couldn't agree more with DHH on his distaste for the term "hustle". When I hear entrepreneurs use that term I cringe. I don't see any positive interpretations. DHH equals it to…
- Move Slowly and Fix Things – Signal v. Noise
This article embodies many of the concepts that I highlight for ethics training for people that build software ecosystems. We spend more and more of our life inside, or alongside,…
- 8 things remote CEOs do differently – Signal v. Noise
I don't intend to be a remote CEO but I think you could apply these 8 things to every leadership role and a bunch of them apply wether you are remote or not! If you lead a global…
- Exponential growth devours and corrupts – Signal v. Noise
There is no higher God in Silicon Valley than growth. No sacrifice too big for its craving altar. As long as you keep your curve exponential, all your sins will be forgotten at…
- “Eat, sleep, code, repeat” is such bullshit — Signal v. Noise
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