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From The Heartbeat Podcast: Interview with Michael Lopp, VP Engineering at Slack
Michael Lopp has spent his career managing engineering teams at Apple, Palantir, and Pinterest. Today, he serves as the VP of Engineering of Slack, and has published books on leading technical teams (his pen name is Rands). In this 14 min. interview we talk about why being busy is a bad thing, and how to delegate well as a leader.
Transcript of the interview is here.
Latest reads
How to Control Your Emotions During a Difficult Conversation
âSitting still when youâre having a difficult conversation can make the emotions build up rather than dissipate.âWritten by Amy Gallo, Contributing Editor at Harvard Business Review
A Meritocracy is a Trailing Indicator
âFirst off, being a meritocracy is a philosophy, itâs not a strategy.âWritten by our Heartbeat Interview guest, Michael Lopp (better known as Rands)
Chemistry, not Culture
âCulture suggests amalgamation and assimilation of similar things that begin similar or evolve to become similar.âWritten by Cameron Moll, Product Design Manager at Facebook
Stop Obsessing Over âThe Teamsâ
âIn this post Iâm going to argue that we shouldnât focus on âThe Teamsâ, until the conditions for effective teams are in place.âWritten by John Cutler, Hackernoon
Favorite reads
The Best Leadership Advice I Ever Got
âLeadership isnât about what you can do in front of the room.âWritten by Mike Troiano, Partner at G20 Ventures
10 Principles of Organizational Culture
âThe name of the game is making use of what you cannot change by using some of the emotional forces within your current culture differently.âWritten by Jon Katzenbach, Carolin Oelschlegel, and James Thomas, strategy + business
How Facebookâs VP of Product Finds Focus and Creates Conditions for Intentional Work
âMy calendar is my most powerful tool for enforcing my prioritization.âWritten by First Round Review
Creating an innovation culture
âInnovative cultures start with a philosophy and a toneâone analogous to the classic parenting advice that children need both âroots and wingsâ.âWritten by Dr. Waguih Ishak, McKinsey Quarterly
10 Things that Immediately Happen when Real Leadership Shows Up
âLeadership is what determines how successful you and those around you are. If there is minimal success, there is minimal leadership.âWritten by Benjamin P. Hardy, The Mission
Just for fun
How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything
A wonderfully honest piece.
