The Art of Leadership with Michael Lopp

Episode 36

How can you build trust as a leader? In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus and his guest, Michael Lopp discuss the small practices that make a good leader. Listen to learn about building trust, respect…

Collaboration and Notqmail with Amitai Schleier

Episode 35

On this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus and his guest, Amitai Schleier, discuss a new project Amitai is working on regarding reviving an old, but useful, open-source program called qmail…

Office Space Cathedrals

I’m going to try something new this week.

I’ve been feeling stuck writing the book lately. I’ll spare you the gory details, but needless to say, the publishers are getting pretty antsy about the project.

Debugging problems

Virginia Satir, the pioneer of family therapy and human systems, said:

“The problem isn’t the problem; coping is.”

Ponder this for a moment:

Junk-food for the Manager’s Soul

In the second week of my new job, I’m feeling some strong urges.

The urge to make a big impact.

To be seen as a high-performer.

A thought on Relational Onboarding

Okay, so you know I started a new job. Can I use that as an excuse not to have worked on the book much?

Hmmm… as I write this, the word ‘excuse’ stands out. I think I have my answer.