Leadership & Personal
Links about leadership, plus stories about personal things
Collection by Martina Pugliese
NPR
How To Say No, For The People Pleaser Who Always Says Yes
4 min · · Constantly saying yes to everything and everyone drains us of time and energy. This episode helps explain the roots of people-pleasing behaviors and how you can say no more often. · Shared by 521, including Martina Pugliese, Kaleigh Moore, Stefan Weber, Lynda, John Maeda, Pat Kua, Nicolas Babin, Christian Hartmann, Gabrielle Mendoza, Mark Derr
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Bored People Quit
7 min · · Much has been written about employee motivation and retention. It's written by folks who actively use words like motivation and retention and generally don't have a clue about the daily necessity of… · Shared by 30, including Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Stefan Weber, Anne Helen Petersen, Courtney Seiter, Martina Pugliese
The Guardian
To be a black mother is to manage the rage of others while growing joyous black children. This is no…
7 min · · In an essay for Melbourne writers’ festival, Australian author Sisonke Msimang reflects on paying attention in a painful world · Shared by 23, including Martina Pugliese
timidoloquace.it
Non voglio vivere covìd.
12+ min · · Oggi è il nonricordoesimogiorno di quarantena. Chi lo avrebbe mai pensato due mesi fa che fare una cena all’aperto, una corsa, ritrovarsi in gruppo in un prato sarebbe stato vietato? Quanto c… · Shared by 5, including Martina Pugliese
The Observer Effect.
The Observer Effect: Marc Andreessen
20+ min · · Marc Andreessen on how he spends his time, learns, the 'build' essay and much more. · Shared by 355, including Martina Pugliese, Kevin_Indig, Niklaus Gerber, kees, Alain, Sachin Rekhi, Mathias Böhm, Howard Getson, John Tan⚡️, Alex Iskold | 2048.vc, Anand Sanwal, Chris Messina, Vikram Dutt, Mark Kaigwa, Bill Johnston, Sunnie J. Groeneveld, Bri Kimmel, René Pfitzner, Christian Surchi, Pascal Sulser
Science Magazine
Mental health in academia is too often a forgotten footnote. That needs to change
3 min · · A grad student's struggle with depression highlights the challenges that many face · Shared by 9, including AAAS, Martina Pugliese
M.G. Siegler
The Great Asshole Fallacy
4 min · · On Michael Jordan being a jerk to make the Bulls great… · Shared by 166, including Steven Sinofsky, jorge-ferrer, dewang mishra, Peter Steinberger, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, 👨🏻💻☕️, Martina Pugliese, Sachin Rekhi, Yann “不停” Heurtaux ⏚ @shalf@mastodon.social, Bijan Sabet, Katharina Borchert
TED Talks
Nicola Sturgeon: Why governments should prioritize well-being
· In 2018, Scotland, Iceland and New Zealand established the network of Wellbeing Economy Governments to challenge the acceptance of GDP as the ultimate measure of a country's success. In this visionary… · Shared by 51, including Yann “不停” Heurtaux ⏚ @shalf@mastodon.social, Patrizia Laeri, Guy Kawasaki, Matti Heubner, Chris Messina, Daniel Gilbert, Martina Pugliese
The Atlantic
The Pandemic Has Revealed the Weakness of Strongmen
5 min · · Women leaders are a symptom of a political system’s success, not necessarily a cause of it. · Shared by 64, including LoriBeth, Martina Pugliese, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Helen Lewis, Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈
The Atlantic
New Zealand’s Prime Minister May Be the Most Effective Leader on the Planet
15+ min · · Jacinda Ardern’s leadership style, focused on empathy, isn’t just resonating with her people; it’s putting the country on track for success against the coronavirus. · Shared by 470, including Audrey Watters, Steve Faktor, Ed Yong has left The Atlantic, Brooks Rainwater, 💥 Katie Martell, Peter Steinberger, Frank Gruber, Liv 😷, Guy Kawasaki, Denise Silber - BasilStrategies - VRforHealth, Philanthropy News Digest, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, 🇺🇦 Eugene Borukhovich, Fern, Eric Topol, #DigitalHealth Futurist 👨💻, Mark Little, A C Grayling #FBPE #Reform #Rejoin #FBPR, Padmasree, Thomas Power
jvns.ca
Questions you can ask about compensation
2 min · · Talking about pay is hard, and a lot of the time it feels like it boils down to “hello I would like more money please?”. But it’s totally possible to have a conversation about compensation without… · Shared by 100, including Chris {he, they} , Martina Pugliese
medium.com
All the best engineering advice I stole from non-technical people
15+ min · · As I focus on becoming a better manager of engineers, I have been reflecting more and more on the advice that produced a 10X boost in my… · Shared by 337, including Esther Schindler, Niklaus Gerber, Cameron Yick ~ @hydrosquall@vis.social on mastodon, Christian Fauteux, Bernhard Huessy, Oliver Raduner, Bryan Onel, Dominik Grolimund, Tom Connor, Dominic Grzbielok, Clemens, Stefan Weber, ✨ Phil Calçado, 瑞拿頭, Per, Toni Juan, Martina Pugliese, cody lindley, David Cancel
Science Magazine
I wish I’d taken my mental health more seriously in grad school
3 min · · This clinical psychologist argues that academics shouldn’t idolize a workaholic lifestyle · Shared by 104, including Dr. Russell Hyken, Matthias Lampe, AAAS, Faik Ersoy, Martina Pugliese, Bethany Brookshire, Thomas Power, Meghan Duffy, Lee Keyes
charity.wtf
17 Reasons NOT To Be A Manager
11+ min · · Yesterday we had a super fun meetup here at Intercom in Dublin. We split up into small discussion groups and talked about things related to managing teams and being a senior individual contributor… · Shared by 136, including Mark Needham, Developer to Manager, Mark Kaigwa, Joe Lencioni, @spite.vc on bluesky, danabramov.bsky.social, Chris {he, they} , Dave Cheney, blinch, Cameron Yick ~ @hydrosquall@vis.social on mastodon, Dan Shaw, Martina Pugliese, masone, Chris Heilmann codepo8@toot.cafe, Niklaus Gerber
blog.stephsmith.io
How to Be Great? Just be Good, Repeatably
14+ min · · A thought piece on what it takes to truly be great and what that even means in the first place. · Shared by 630, including Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Thomas Power, Niklaus Gerber, Jonathan Kogan, Yonatan Levy, Sascha Brossmann (he/him) 🇪🇺🇺🇦, Martina Pugliese, Aadit Sheth, Dominik Grolimund, Dez S. Papp, Ben Collins, Stephanie A Kowalski, Howard Getson, Kunal Bhatia, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Peter Steinberger, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Mark Kaigwa, Mike Taylor, Cameron Yick ~ @hydrosquall@vis.social on mastodon
The New York Times
What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team
Summary · 20+ min · · New research reveals surprising truths about why some work groups thrive and others falter. · Shared by 1442, including Ryan Boren, Justin Jackson, Chris Schultz✌️ & ❤️, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Kelly Hoey, Kris Fannin, Thomas Power, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, Dan Ariely, Rand Fishkin, Nir Eyal, Kim Scott 🇺🇦 #BLM, Startupxplore, Shawn Venasse, Nathan Baschez 📧, Pat Kua, Moritz Meenen, Ben Tossell, Herbert Bay, Stowe Boyd