Oct 1Managing “Difficult People”When talking about performance, it’s crucial to consider both the technical (a.k.a “hard”) skills and the interpersonal (a.k.a “soft”) skills. An employee is not a high performer if they are technically excellent but tear the team apart due to their behavior. After managing people for a while, you might catch…Management5 min readManagement5 min read
Sep 25CoachingThe most effective and successful managers follow the 4 main principles: Get to know your people Talk a lot about performance Grow and improve your people Push more work down By using the 4 main tools: Why do some managers not coach? They are unaware that it is needed or…Training8 min readTraining8 min read
Sep 17Effective communication — DiSCYour WIIFM (what’s in it for me) Understand why some people drive you crazy, and with some you get along so easily Communicate effectively in personal and professional settings Set the stage Communication All of us communicate on a daily basis. It’s probably the single activity we practice more than any other. Nonetheless, wise people have realized: The single biggest problem…Communication5 min readCommunication5 min read
Sep 9MotivationWe differentiate between motivation and hygiene factors: Motivation is enthusiasm or willingness to doing something. Hygiene factors are the things that when are there, do not contribute to higher motivation, but when absent, they reduce motivation, a.k.a demotivate. When employees can not only focus on work, but are also enthusiast…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Sep 2Psychological SafetyStory time — My team was in a rough situation and my manager gathered all of us team members to brainstorm ideas, and he asked everyone to speak up and “share any idea”. I was in similar situation in the past, so I explained what we did to resolve it. My manager’s reaction…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Jul 5Great Tech TalksA collection of highly valuable tech talks QA without QA — Uri Nativ Architecture — The Lost Years — Uncle Bob Microservices Architecture — Chad Fowler AWS Messaging options SQS, SNS, Kinesis TDD Done Right Wastes of product engineeringTech1 min readTech1 min read
Jul 5Characteristics of an excellent Product-Engineering teamLeadership provides the “why”, the direction and support, the team has autonomy and accountability of the what and how, the solutions and implementation Team ownership — “you build it, you run it” Team owns a certain business domain end-to-end Psychological safety Product mastery The team is the unit of execution The team solves customer problems Focus on priorities, the most valuable work items Dedicated learning and creativity timeProductivity1 min readProductivity1 min read
Jul 3InfluenceA few years ago I started reading Influence — The Psychology of Persuasion by Dr. Cialdini and was blown away. It was so interesting I just couldn’t put it down. The book describes how our brain makes shortcuts in order to make quick decisions and save energy. A trivial example…Leadership5 min readLeadership5 min read
May 15AI Guided Management?With the recent rise of AI capabilities and accessibility, I got curious about whether we can rely on it for managerial practices. Instead of reading, learning and gaining management skills, getting support from a coach or a mentor, can a first time manager simply ask ChatGPT how to behave? …Management5 min readManagement5 min read
Feb 126 Types of the Working Genius — Guilt“The Table Group” have made various publications about the 6 Types of the Working Genius in their podcast, workshops, certifications, self assessments, coaching work and a book. It is a model that claims that there are 6 natural gifts that are required for meaningful accomplishments: Wonder — pondering the possibility…Self Improvement3 min readSelf Improvement3 min read
