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How Hard Should Your Employer Work To Retain You?
Don't use threats and bidding wars for salary negotiation
Jakub Chodounsky
October 14, 2024
How Hard Should Your Employer Work To Retain You?
25 minutes by Charity Majors
Discussion about the complex dynamics of employee retention and compensation in the tech industry. The author argues against using threats of leaving or bidding wars to negotiate higher salaries, instead advocating for transparent, fair compensation systems.
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How to regain control of a meeting
4 minutes by Wes Kao
Three scripts to steer meetings back on track. Acknowledging a point but redirecting the conversation, taking a step back to refocus on the main objective, and reminding participants of time constraints and shared goals.
Engineering Managers' Guide to Effective Annual Feedback
14 minutes by Péter Szász
Breaking down the feedback cycle process from preparation to follow-up. Approaches I found useful, antipatterns to avoid, and a document structure that can help bring it all to one place. I hope to turn this often-dreaded task into a powerful tool for individual growth and organizational success.
A Startup Founder To Scaleup CEO’s Journey from $0 to $25billion
32 minutes by Brian Halligan
Brian Halligan, co-founder and former CEO of HubSpot, shares insights from his journey as a startup founder to a scaleup CEO. He covers various aspects of leadership, including managing culture, building teams, decision-making, and strategic planning.
Appetites instead of estimates
2 minutes by Jason Fried
Jason Fried discusses the inherent problems with software estimates, arguing that they are often inaccurate and easily expandable. He proposes setting a fixed "appetite" or budget for projects instead of relying on estimates, forcing teams to be creative within constraints. Fried suggests this approach leads to more realistic outcomes, though it may occasionally result in unfinished projects.
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