Flexible Work Policies are Preferred
New research says that companies with flexible work policies, hybrid or remote, find they are able to hire staff more quickly.
2023-08-04
99 reads
Work environment
The Survivors
There have been a lot of layoffs in the last year. Steve has some empathy for both those let go and those that remain. He also reminds us to manage our own careers.
2023-04-28
169 reads
The Cost of Employee Turnover
Culture is important retaining employers. Companies are finding this more valuable every day.
2023-01-20 (first published: 2023-01-07)
227 reads
The Time Thieves
Learning to efficiently manage time in a team is hard. Steve has a few ideas today, based on a book.
2022-12-12
174 reads
Life Organization
For years, those of us in technology have often worked outside of the core working hours for the rest of our organization. Whether this is being on-call, staying late, or coming in when asked. It's not uncommon for many developers and Ops staff to work 60, 70, or more hours to get things built/deployed/supported for […]
2022-11-04
180 reads
Remote Remote Work
Working remotely can be more than working at home, which Steve thinks helps the work-life balance.
2022-10-21
158 reads
Being Reasonable
Most of work in teams, which means we are accountable to reach other, but we should also treat each other as we'd want to be treated.
2022-07-29
167 reads
A Culture That Allows Mistakes
The culture in which we work is important. Having a culture that accepts and allows mistakes can help your organization. Not having this can make the environment much worse.
2022-07-20
264 reads
Which Work Is Suited for In-Person?
What is the best way to use an office? Or is there even a best way? Steve asks the question today.
2022-07-15
153 reads
2022-07-09
177 reads
Blogs
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A Limited Startup
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