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Candost's Blog

Candost

I used to think that reading would make me wise. One day, ten pages before finishing a book, I realized that I had read that same book before. At that point, my perspective on reading and, therefore, my life had changed. Now, I don’t care how many books I read; I take many notes, connect dots, and share what I’ve found on my blog and newsletter. I’m interested in many things at the same time (I’m a multipotentialite). On this blog, you’ll find me talking to about multiple aspects of life like leadership, software engineering, philosophy, psychology, software architecture & design, urban & industrial design, exercising, finance, Formula1 Racing, eating healthy, and many more. I’m a software engineering manager; that’s my current job. At home, I’m a writer and an avid reader. I rarely watch TV, movies or TV series. I don’t have any social media account (except Mastodon where I have automated posting of my new articles). Hence, I often miss the popular culture references in conversations. That’s alright. I don’t have FOMO; I embrace JOMO. I rarely read fictional books.

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When someone gets compliment on something they are doing good, they try to perfect it. For example, if an engineer writing a good Pull Request description 80% of the time, compliment on how they care about doing these things that bring...
When making an investment decision, try to understand why. Do you like someone working there? Do you like the leadership or the culture of the company? Maybe someone famous you like recommended the business? Do you know someone working...
Increase your physical attractiveness when you work. People give more social advantages to the physically attractive. You should not only dress nicely but also take care of yourself. Exercise to stay in shape and take care of yourself....
Similarities create comfort; we like people who are similar to us. When someone we admire and consider, as they know everything, says, “I don’t know,” it creates a familiarity, showing that they are like us; they don’t know. Creating...
While working as a leader, you have better chances to get compliance when people genuinely like you. Work toward offering your team and stakeholders fair judgment and being liked. Your stakeholders will especially try to go the extra...
“It’s the product manager’s job to write Jira tickets.” “I need to get full requirements before starting the implementation.” What’s missing here? It’s the partnership between engineering and product—a lack of product mindset and...
In all engineering problems like tech debt, focus on business case first. Telling executives (like CEO) or product management that tech debt has to be worked on will not work. You have to understand the business first and then find the...
Track capacity allocation in retrospective rather than for future. This way you know what the team spent time on the last month(s). Categorize the work in three categories: tech debt, product improvements, and new features. Once you...
Engineering metrics should live with business metrics in the same system, not in another system. Engineering metrics are part of business metrics and they have to live together. These metrics shouldn’t stay in a system where only...
When you need to make a fast decision as a group, you can host lightning decision jam sessions. Phrase the problems you’re facing in “How Might We (HMW)” format, and ask everyone to write their answers silently into post-its. Then...
When you’re hosting a workshop to resolve collaboration problems between teams, project kick off, or something similar that require teams (or even people) to collaborate, you can use “What I Need From You Matrix.” What I need from you...
Connection before content! As a meeting facilitator, your first job is connecting people before presenting any content. Focus on ice breakers at first. Connect people to each other as deep as possible. Connection works best when people...
In recent years (2021-2024), the CTO role expanded from mostly operations to a business-driven approach. CTOs are now expected to know how to run a business, including finance, product management and strategy, and people transformation....
Going backwards in discrimination Discrimination is hidden in seemingly small, invisible daily interactions. A short police control in an international airport, a small chat in a government office, a brief look of a local in the public...
Your job title depends on the organization you’re in. Get used to being a senior or junior again in different organizations. Don’t take the given seniority for granted—it's not like the PhD that gives you a Dr. title for your life....

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