If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The Importance of Employee Growth – Dan DeMeyere

Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume The Importance of Employee Growth – Dan DeMeyere Dan DeMeyere is originally from Michigan where he earned his Computer Science Engineering degree from Michigan State University. After completing his Calc 4 final, he hopped in his Honda Civic containing everything he owned and drove straight […]

Tom Bartel: Hotel Search Team Lead at Trivago

Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume Tom Bartel: Hotel Search Team Lead at Trivago In today’s episode we interview Tom Bartel – Hotel search team lead at Trivago. Tom also writes a very informative blog on engineering management. Show Notes: High Output Management Soft Skills: The Software Developer’s Life Manual Julie […]

TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE, THE PRODUCTS, AND THE PROFITS—IN THAT ORDER

Ben Horowitz, The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
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You need to care deeply, deeply about your people while not worrying or really even caring about what they think about you. Managing by trying to be liked is the path to ruin.

Dick Costolo