Evil Management

Learn the tricks Evil managers use to get their way. Choose the Dark Side! Read more ...

What do managers actually do?

As an engineer, you may wonder what on earth managers do all day besides take long lunches and learn to play golf. Read more ...

Incentive Schemes

Everyone does what they do for a reason. Sometimes, you can set incentives to get the type of behaviour you want. Read more ...

Management Buzzwords

Ever wondered why those MBA types use buzzwords all the time? Should you beat them or join them? Read more ...

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What do managers actually do?

Engineers in a corporate setting are generally baffled by middle management. Even the term "middle management" conjures up an image of some pointless individual just getting in everybody's way. But the good ones are needed....

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Execution

Execution is a crappy management word for "how well you do stuff". For an Engineer, this means knowing your stuff, either through learning or experience. However, it's a different ball game for managers, because your...

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Alignment

Alignment is getting everyone to pull in the same direction, hence the name. If you're putting together a team from scratch, you can do a lot to ensure that the type of people you're hiring...

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Hiring

There are two things you can hire for when you hire a minion. Experience: How much does that person know about the specific task you want them to do Athleticism: How generally clever is that...

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Management Buzzwords

As engineers, we probably hate management buzzwords, and with good reason. Why is that? Firstly, be aware that because we're engineers, and probably nerds, we love using our own little languages.

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Incentive Schemes

Incentives aren't just pay. Incentives are about giving people a reward in exchange for getting them to do something. Different people want different things, so we need to be able to provide different rewards depending...

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