#146 – July 02, 2023
From stock options to compensation benchmarking, these are some of the most important topics for late-stage CEOs to consider when putting together an executive compensation package.
Executive Compensation 31 minutes by Brandon Cherry, Phil Wong, Caroline Horn
From stock options to compensation benchmarking, these are some of the most important topics for late-stage CEOs to consider when putting together an executive compensation package.
The game-changing power of automation for IT and Ops teams (sponsor)
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Risk-storming 10 minutes
A visual and collaborative risk identification technique. There is risk inherent with building any piece of software; whether you're building a completely new greenfield project, or adding a new feature to an existing codebase.
The Evolution of Evolutionary Architecture 30 minutes by Thomas Betts
We talk about principles and practices that allow architecture to evolve and what changes we might see in the next few years.
Why working quickly is more important than it seems 6 minutes by by James Somers
The obvious benefit to working quickly is that you'll finish more stuff per unit time. But there's more to it than that. If you work quickly, the cost of doing something new will seem lower in your mind. So you'll be inclined to do more.
Embrace Complexity; Tighten Your Feedback Loops 31 minutes
Talk transcript on various patterns that slowly influence how teams deal with reliability, and highlight some of the key interactions and behaviors I keep finding work well in the organizations I've been part of.
How to make hard decisions: even/over statements 6 minutes
We face decisions every single day, big and small. Sometimes those decisions have tradeoffs that feel impossible to decide between, which naturally will feel particularly hard to settle on.
Compensation Heuristics 7 minutes
We're excited to kick off a new post series where we answer questions that you have for us. Here are some compensation heuristics, each with a quick test to tell whether you're on the right track strategically.
I'm in the process of migrating everyone from Tech Lead Digest to Leadership in Tech. I have to take it slowly and warm up the domain first. But in the next few weeks you should be on the new list. Wish me luck! 🤞