Whenever you win a victory or succeed, that’s the moment you’re the most vulnerable. Your feelings of success blind you, and you underestimate luck’s role in your success. That’s the moment you make the biggest mistake. When you win, get yourself together, reflect on your success, and draw your strategy. What...
We need to separate two things to make better decisions: the person who offers us something and the offer itself. Before agreeing with the person (be it a sales manager, leader or friend), we can ask ourselves, “Do I like this person more than I expected?” If yes, we can separate the offer and the person. This...
Vulnerability is not what you think. You don’t need to communicate every emotion inside. But, inside, you have to let all of them out. You have to face all of them by yourself, find all your feelings, acknowledge them, and name them. You shouldn’t do this outside as it might disturb or annoy others. However, you...
The craft of leadership and management lies in metacognition. Not only leadership but decision-making in general. The right decisions will always be tricky, but real progress will come from reflecting on how we thought before and looking for ways to improve. Metacognition, as a concept, means thinking about thinking...
Whatever we talk about, whatever we preach comes from doubt. We never try to convince others about things that will indeed happen. It’s the things that we have doubts about. We don’t admit that we have doubts when we follow a strong idea almost blindly. We are sure inside ourselves but simultaneously full of doubts....
The main difference between a company (or business owner) and employees in terms of cash flow: Employees pay taxes from their income first; then, they pay their expenses. Business owners pay expenses first from their income; then, they pay taxes. Employees pay the government and everyone else first, while business...
The other lesson I learned about financing is to keep track of your expenses. Once you do, you can see how much you spend, prepare for future payments, and spend the money where you want rather than randomly. Reply via email | Reply via Mastodon | Comment
As an engineering director (or manager of managers at any level), you need to compartmentalize your teams around visions. Ask yourself what your vision for the group is. As a director, you don’t have full context on anything, so don’t try to gain too deep context. Related Note(s): Without the vision, nobody will be...
As an engineering director, you should reduce your time on operational topics and increase your strategic thinking. Create space on your calendar to see how much time you spend on operational topics, and then reduce it. Related Note(s): 3: Being a Team Manager and Manager's Job; Source: Lead Dev Berlin 2024 -...
When you want people who don’t know or like each other to work well together, assign them tasks that require cooperation. These tasks should not be achievable by only one side; they must utilize the skills and knowledge of both parties. Once you identify the perfect task, you’ll notice how both sides begin to...
As a leader, your name should be attached to good things so that people will like you and follow you more. Not only good things but good people, too. When presenting or talking with others, be careful with what you are attaching yourself to. If you’re known as the person of bad news or challenging or annoying...
The more comfortable you are with yourself, the less you need the approval of others. If you know yourself and your strengths, weaknesses, and shortcomings, you’ll need less confirmation from outside. It’s a matter of awareness. If you seek external confirmation, you have doubts about something in yourself. Find and...
