Managing Up
Managing Up
Travis Swicegood, Brandon Hays, Nickolas Means
Is "Resources" a Dirty Word?
56 minutes Posted Apr 28, 2021 at 9:30 am.
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In this episode, Nick, Travis, and Brandon talk about the word "resources", thinking of humans versus abstract notions of people, and balancing company needs with individual needs. What changes as your role moves further from managing individual contributors?

Show Notes

  • GE's "Up or out" environment
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitality_curve
  • Episode 1: OKRs
    • https://managingup.simplecast.com/episodes/podcast-episode-1-measure-what-matters
  • The Passionate Programmer by Chad Fowler
    • https://pragprog.com/titles/cfcar2/the-passionate-programmer-2nd-edition/