Toots from 2024-09-14#
“In short, and if I get the paper right, the idea here is that psychological safety does not ca…#
“In short, and if I get the paper right, the idea here is that psychological safety does not cause better performance or learning, but instead that having psychological safety is what can turn a crisis or a challenge into an actual learning or improvement opportunity…”
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“Further, I believe that the moral case and the business case are not unrelated. Doing the ri…#
“Further, I believe that the moral case and the business case are not unrelated. Doing the right thing for employees makes good business sense.”
https://www.svpg.com/the-moral-case-for-the-product-model/
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“Many leaders want their teams to push back more. But only saying “I want you to push back”…#
“Many leaders want their teams to push back more. But only saying “I want you to push back” doesn’t work.
If you really want to encourage healthy dissent, you have to show that you mean it.”
https://newsletter.weskao.com/p/tone-and-words-use-accurate-language
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“The longer my list got I realized that every successful product I could remember had the same,…#
“The longer my list got I realized that every successful product I could remember had the same, boring, wonderful pattern:
1 They explored a market opportunity with a prototype.
2 A product owner championed it with clear milestones, metrics, and reasonable staffing.
3 It only matured in budget and executive attention as it grew in maturity.”
https://jackdanger.com/big-bets/
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Dynamic dependency resolution, sprawl biasing for TTM, and lack of CI/CD POLA is one of the more …#
Dynamic dependency resolution, sprawl biasing for TTM, and lack of CI/CD POLA is one of the more frightening industry developments over the past decade. CI/CD systems often have the most access and are the least frequently hardened.
“This attack technique involves hijacking PyPI software packages by manipulating the option to re-register them once they’re removed from PyPI’s index by the original owner; a technique we’ve dubbed “Revival Hijack”.”
https://jfrog.com/blog/revival-hijack-pypi-hijack-technique-exploited-22k-packages-at-risk/
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“When workplaces shifted from in-person operations to remote—and then back again or into some…#
“When workplaces shifted from in-person operations to remote—and then back again or into some hybrid mix—it was the manager who handled the nitty gritty: maintaining productivity, providing crisis support and promoting employee well-being, all while navigating new technologies and proactively managing business contingency plans in a time of uncertainty.”
https://www.chieflearningofficer.com/2024/08/16/from-the-editor-god-save-the-managers/
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“The fourth role is by far the most important. It’s the role the vast majority of engineers w…#
“The fourth role is by far the most important. It’s the role the vast majority of engineers will follow in their careers, and I’m going to call it “This. Forever.” The role you have right now is the thing you are going to do be doing forever.
Yup. You read that right.”
https://randsinrepose.com/archives/you-are-going-on-a-quest/
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“Notice the self-reinforcing nature of this model. If you have a ton of resources, and you get …#
“Notice the self-reinforcing nature of this model. If you have a ton of resources, and you get to pick first, it’s a lot easier to pick winners.”
https://davekarpf.substack.com/p/paul-graham-and-the-cult-of-the-founder