Cathedral vs Bazaar People Management

Cathedral vs Bazaar People Management
5 minutes by Ben Balter

The cathedral and the bazaar are two contrasting styles of people management, inspired by the open source movement. The cathedral style is more hierarchical, controlled, and standardized, while the bazaar style is more decentralized, autonomous, and collaborative.

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Debt and Bridge Building
5 minutes by John Cutler

You are an explorer and have stumbled into a fertile valley. The valley has a river. You've decided to build a bridge. Your options are: quick and dirty, perfection or pragmatic quality. Which one do you choose?

Challenges with Long-Term Projects
5 minutes by Raviraj Achar

Long-term projects need significant investments upfront but promise to provide high value in the future. You can lose your investment if you don’t manage them well.

Presenting to Executives
10 minutes by Dan Na

In a 60 minute meeting, you have 15 minutes, max.

Layers of context
8 minutes by Will Larson

Recently I was chatting with a Staff-plus engineer who was struggling to influence his peers. Each time he suggested an approach, his team agreed with him, but his peers in the organization disagreed and pushed back.

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