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Why You’re Chronically Overcommitted

Israa Nasir on hbr.org

If you often feel overwhelmed by your workload and feel you’ve got more on your plate than you can manage, it could be because you’re over-committing. A few reasons we overcommit include our desire for validation, fear of rejection or failure, and constantly comparing ourselves to others. Overcommitment can lead to a “siege” mentality — where you feel like you are continually under pressure or attack, leading to increased disagreements with others and dissatisfaction at work. But there are strategies you can use to break out of this cycle, including micro-mastery and a decision delay buffer.

The Surprising Power of Team Rituals

Marilyn Zakhour & Constance Noonan Hadley on hbr.org

Rituals — collective activities that team members regularly engage in and attribute meaning to — can make a big difference during change or transition. Research, which included a survey of 929 individuals from 60 countries and a field study in an advertising company, found that teams with more rituals experienced higher engagement, psychological safety, interpersonal knowledge, and job satisfaction. Find out how to make them work for you.

How to Make Your Team’s Work More Visible

Rebecca Knight on hbr.org

Helping your team members gain visibility isn’t just essential for their growth and success — it’s vital for yours as a leader. Not only does it show your ability to nurture and develop potential, but it also demonstrates your managerial chops. Here are practical strategies for how to boost your team’s visibility. Valuable tips that you can utilize from day one.

“The Coding Machine” at Meta with Michael Novati

Gergely Orosz & Michael Novati on newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com

Who is this episode good for? Engineers looking This episode is ideal for engineers seeking advice on how to demonstrate their value to management and for those interested in professional growth. This episode features Michael Novati, Co-founder and CTO of Formation. Michael has eight years of experience at Meta, where he was consistently recognized as the top code committer for several years.

Managing Your Boss

John J. Gabbaro & John P. Kotter on hbr.org

In this classic HBR article, first published in 1980, Gabarro and Kotter advise readers to devote time and energy to managing their relationships with their bosses. The authors aren’t talking about showering supervisors with flattery; rather, they ask readers to understand that the manager–boss relationship is one of mutual dependence. Bosses need cooperation, reliability, and honesty from their direct reports. Managers, for their part, rely on bosses for making connections with the rest of the company, for setting priorities, and for obtaining critical resources. It only makes sense to work at making the relationship operate as smoothly as possible. Successfully managing your relationship with your boss requires that you have a good understanding of your supervisor and of yourself, particularly strengths, weaknesses, work styles, and needs. Once you are aware of what impedes or facilitates communication with your boss, you can take actions to improve your relationship. You can usually establish a way of working together that fits both of you, that is characterized by unambiguous mutual expectations, and that makes both of you more productive and effective. No doubt, some managers will resent that on top of all their other duties, they must also take responsibility for their relationships with their bosses. But these managers fail to realize that by doing so, they can actually simplify their jobs, eliminating potentially severe problems and improving productivity.

3 Mistakes to avoid when writing your performance review

Jordan Cutler on read.highgrowthengineer.com

Today, I’ll share common mistakes I’ve made and have seen, along with a template to make writing your review easier. Examples and template included

How I give high-quality feedback quickly

Wes Kao on newsletter.weskao.com

If you're not regularly giving feedback, you're missing a chance to scale your judgment. Here's how to give high-quality feedback in as little as 1–2 hours per week.

Second-order Thinking – Mental Model

Michał Poczwardowski on read.perspectiveship.com

How pausing and asking yourself — ”And then what?” — levels up your decision-making skill.

The puzzle of motivation

Dan Pink on www.ted.com

Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories – and maybe, a way forward.

Busting the myths of the brain with neuroscientist Chantel Prat

Adam Grant & Chantel Prat on open.spotify.com

Have you ever thought you can’t do something because you’re “not wired that way”? Neuroscientist Chantel Prat might challenge you to rethink your beliefs. Chantel dispels some sticky myths about right-brainers and left-brainers, shares her research on how learning to code depends more on verbal skills than math skills, and generates some hypotheses about Adam’s brain.

Jak správně pracovat s OKR a BAU metrikami | Miroslav Uďan

Míra Uďan on www.miroslavudan.com

Pokud jste někdy slyšeli o zkratkách OKR (Objectives and Key Results) a BAU (Business as Usual), možná jste si řekli: „Další korporátní bull*hit, který zapadne do propadliště dějin.“ Ale realita je jiná – OKR i BAU jsou základy, které mohou vaši firmu vystřelit na Měsíc (nebo ji nechat potácet se v nekonečném kolečku přešlapování na místě).

Tom Brady on the Art of Leading Teammates

Tom Brady & Nitin Nohria on hbr.org

When our society talks about leaders, we focus on formal roles, such as the CEO. This view undervalues the role of informal leaders—team members who influence outcomes by the tone they set, how they conduct themselves, and how they interact with their peers. Their job title doesn’t include the word “manager,” but they play an outsize role in how teams perform. In this article, NFL great Tom Brady and Nitin Nohria, of Harvard Business School, present a set of principles that people in any realm can apply to help teams successfully work together toward common goals.

The Science of Motivation

Maya Shankar & Dr. Ayelet Fishbach on open.spotify.com

Dr. Ayelet Fishbach is a psychology professor and an expert on the science of motivation. She will teach us how to set smarter goals and provide science-based strategies for reaching them.

Adam Grant Helps Unlock Our Hidden Potential

Maya Shankar & Adam Grant on open.spotify.com

Psychologist Adam Grant stops by to talk with Maya about his new book “Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things.” They talk about how to filter out unhelpful feedback, the benefits of imperfectionism, and why we need to give soft skills more respect. One key takeaway? It is never too late to start!

Make the Most of Your One-on-One Meetings

Steven G. Rogelberg on hbr.org

Few organizations provide strong guidance or training for managers on meeting individually with their employees, but the author’s research shows that managers who don’t hold these meetings frequently enough or who manage them poorly risk leaving their team members disconnected, both functionally and emotionally. When the meetings are done well, they can make a team’s day-to-day activities more efficient and better, build trust and psychological safety, and improve employees’ experience, motivation, and engagement at work.

LinkedIn guide for engineers and managers

Gregor Ojstersek & Damjan Blagojevic on newsletter.eng-leadership.com

Use this guide to enhance your credibility and increase opportunities!

Ratchet effects determine engineer reputation at large companies

Sean Goedecke on www.seangoedecke.com

Why you can't skip to the top (but you can skip to the bottom): How do engineers become higher-status or lower-status at large tech companies? In other words, what determines who gets promoted and who doesn’t, or who gets assigned the exciting difficult work and who gets put on keep-the-lights-on maintenance duty?

How to create a culture of ownership in your engineering team

Gregor Ojstersek & Taha Hussain on newsletter.eng-leadership.com

Ownership doesn’t happen by chance → it’s built through deliberate actions that leaders often overlook!

5 Mistakes Managers Make When Giving Negative Feedback

Steve Vamos on hbr.org

Confronting direct reports about performance issues can feel overwhelming, especially for first-time managers, who may worry that sharing critical feedback could damage their relationship with the employee. But performance conversations, especially where you need to give critical feedback, don’t have to be scary. There are a few common mistakes to avoid when giving critical feedback. Being a great people manager is not about being a friend or being liked by everyone all the time — it’s about being a manager who cares about their employees and helps them get their job done.