Category Archives: General

The Manager’s Dilemma

In a nutshell, should I reward everyone in the team equally or should rewards be based on individual performance? Below I list the pros and cons of rewarding everyone equally that come to my mind: Pros: Cons: Additional Notes In … Continue reading

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How the choice of words changes the meaning of a sentence

Sometime ago – I don’t have the exact post – I read something like this on my LinkedIn feed: Recruit people who are aligned with your vision, values, ideas and principles And sure enough it got a lot of likes. … Continue reading

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Why I Hate Meetings esp. Zoom

The only way to have deep thoughtful and esp. technical conversations is through the written medium. This principle is so obvious, yet so uncommon. The organization that follows this is already half-way ahead of its competition.

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How to quickly tell if a person is intelligent?

When you ask them a question, they provide an answer that answers the question or perhaps say I don’t know. They don’t go off on a long speech that never answers the question you asked in the first place.

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Quotes

We could hardly get excited about an effect so feeble as to require statistics for its demonstration — Hubel & Weisel Statistics are like a bikini. What they show is interesting, what they hide is essential. Theory is when you know something, but it … Continue reading

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