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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There Are No Secrets

The chances are good that, at the end of a hard day, you'll head to the pub with your mates from work and talk about work. You probably won't be talking about whether your code...

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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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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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Small And Large Companies

If you've ever recruited, you'll probably have heard this phrase: "We're a large company with a startup feel." This statement was probably bollocks.

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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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Office Politics

 ... is bollocks, but good scientists don't ignore what's staring them in the face. Politics should not be ignored - it should be understood, so you can work with it.

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