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Organizational Change Leadership

2025-02-01  |   10 minutes

This article examines the critical role of leadership in facilitating organizational change, highlighting strategies and collaborative approaches that empower teams to adapt and thrive. Discover how diverse perspectives can drive transformation and foster a culture of resilience and growth within organizations.
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Better Alternatives to Performance Reviews

2024-12-07  |   8 minutes

This article critiques traditional performance reviews and advocates for alternative approaches that enhance employee feedback and engagement. It discusses the negative impact of outdated review systems on motivation and performance, proposing continuous feedback mechanisms that prioritize timely communication. By addressing key organizational needs—such as effective feedback, fair salary decisions, and clear direction—the article offers strategies for fostering a more collaborative and transparent workplace culture, ultimately empowering individuals and teams for better organizational outcomes.
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Performance Reviews Considered Harmful

2024-11-02  |   5 minutes

Performance reviews are widely accepted in software companies, yet they often foster unhealthy competition and overlook the importance of teamwork. By emphasizing individual achievements over collective success, these evaluations can undermine collaboration and lead to biased assessments. Exploring alternative approaches like continuous feedback and peer evaluations can help create a more inclusive and productive workplace culture.
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Organizational Tension Processing – Driving Change in Self-Organizing Companies

2024-10-05  |   8 minutes

In self-organizing companies, a tension-based proposal process empowers employees to identify issues and propose solutions, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. This approach enables organizations to adapt quickly and harness the collective intelligence of their teams, ensuring that valuable ideas are heard and acted upon.
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Increase Engineering Productivity by 50% Through Focus and Flow

2024-06-01  |   7 minutes

Keeping developers focused and in the zone can boost productivity by 50%. But how do you create such an environment? Beyond cutting down on meetings, this article offers eight practical tips to help your team work better. From working together on tasks to writing clear documentation, find out how to make your software team more productive and less stressed.
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Things I love and hate about the state of software companies in 2024

2024-03-16  |   5 minutes

This started as a rant, not meant to be published. But sticking to my "New Year's resolution" to write about what triggers me most, I decided to publish it anyway. I wanted to publish it as a LinkedIn post, but it got too long. So here is the unshortened, unpolished and authentic original version of this document, most of which I wrote on my phone after waking up on a Sunday at 5:45am. 😬
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Collaboration for Introverts: The Myth of the solo-working Introvert

2023-11-11  |   9 minutes

Learn how to make teamwork better for everyone, including introverts. This article shares tips on how introverts and extroverts can work well together, improving productivity and teamwork. Find out simple ways to build a happier, more inclusive, and effective team.
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Improving Developer Experience: Starting with Psychological Safety, Team Stability, and Work-Life Balance

2023-08-12  |   4 minutes

Improving Developer Experience is pivotal for fostering creativity and driving innovation. Rooted in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, this article delves into the essentials: psychological safety, where trust and open communication reign; team stability, ensuring productivity amidst consistent team dynamics; and work-life balance, prioritizing personal well-being alongside work responsibilities. Prioritize these, and witness enhanced performance, engagement, and overall organizational success.
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11 Tips to Prevent Survey Fatigue in Your Organization

2023-07-29  |   8 minutes

This article offers 11 practical tips to combat survey fatigue, a common issue when gathering developer experience insights. Key strategies include clarifying survey purpose, simplifying content, making it engaging, reducing frequency, timing it well, and ensuring optional anonymity. These tactics aim to enhance participation, improve the quality of responses, and ultimately, derive more accurate data to enhance the developer experience within an organization. Be mindful of incentivizing, as it may affect the sincerity of responses. These strategies are designed to provide a more efficient and effective surveying approach.
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Default-to-Open: A Principle for High-Performance Organizations

2023-04-22  |   5 minutes

High-performing Organizations make sure that everybody has the information they need to do their job with alignment, autonomy and excellence. Default-to-open can help to ensure this.
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