Writing
20 Years After My First Post, Why I'm Still Writing Online 🖋️
20 years!!! I must be getting old!
Jeremy Brown
I am an engineer who has had many adventures. I love to lead and build products. I believe that if I can create the right environment, the people I lead will create great products that customers love.
Engineering Management
The Four Must-Have Weekly Meetings for Engineering Managers 🗓️
A Guide to Effective Team Management Through Weekly Rituals
Doctrine
A Framework for Innovation 🪜
Introducing the Mobius Loop framework and the Open Practice Library a framework you can use to build your own!
Doctrine
How to Innovate 💡
Innovation comes from rapid experimentation and process rather than pure genius.
Performance Management
Four Key Questions for Managers That Boost Team Performance 🔥
This week's issue outlines four key questions to help managers effectively evaluate their feelings for their team members, ensuring continuous improvement and success.
Principles
✨ The 20% Rule - The Power Of Early Feedback
Boost collaboration and prevent burnout with the 20% Rule
Transformation & Change
The Myth of the Quick Fix: Why Real Change in Engineering Takes Time ⏳
I've found transformation and change to be hard; here are some of the challenges I've encountered and the insights I've gained.
The Retrospective
Newsflash: The Retrospective 6th May 2024
Péter Szász and I are experimenting with a new live show!
Personal Updates
Professional Pivot: Reflecting on My First Quarter in Freelancing 🔄
Reflecting on my transition to freelance consulting, including my role as a fractional CTO and VP of Engineering, what I've learned, and how I plan to engage with clients effectively.
Principles
Product and Engineering: Who Owns What? ⚖️
Principles to delineate product and engineering roles to foster collaboration and ownership throughout the product development lifecycle, focusing on ownership, collaboration, and innovation.
Manager Questions
Frontlines or Sidelines: Striking the Right Balance in Management
The balance between hands-on leadership and empowering your team.
Key Concepts
The IKEA Effect and How I Screwed Up!
Learn about the IKEA Effect's role in organizational change from my firsthand account of its misapplication. I also share lessons on communication, co-creation, and the power of early involvement for successful change initiatives.