Business Advisor And a Technical CEO
A leader can be a regular employee and a boss is not necessarily a leader. But both can overlap in an ideal scenario. A boss within an organization is someone in a managerial capability who is entitled to assigning tasks, managing team resources, budgeting, and navigating the decision-making process. This could be done effectively—or not. A…
There are three integral steps to convince your team that time tracking is important for the organization. Let us discuss briefly the following steps. 1. Write Down a Business-Oriented Explanation Write down a business-oriented explanation discussing the importance of time tracking. Billing customers is the most obvious one for most organizations. Compiling previous times for…
Working 60 hours a week is quite different as compared to 80 hours—the 20-hour difference is worth half of a regular workweek, so never neglect that fact. It is also quite different given what sort of work we’re talking about. For example, sales reps in small stores that get 50 customers a month can spend…
No, it isn’t. Entrepreneurship is not for everyone. Entrepreneurship is about taking risks, solving new problems, working directly with customers, selling, marketing a solution, dealing with financial reports and legal cases, building a product that ends up being maintained by a small team turned into a company that keeps growing steadily. It takes time, money…
I actually fell into that trap during my second development job, and it’s haunting me still. I’ll add some context as I’ve seen many, many developers after me believing that this is wrongful and should be corrected. I started as a regular Joe and soon became “promoted” to a mix of lead developers and business…
Ask behavioral questions to screen job applicants during your interviews. Most interviews revolve around these three categories: Standard questions: “Where do you see yourself in 5 years”, “What made you apply for us”, etc. “Random question of the day”: “If you were an animal, which one would it be?”, “What’s your favorite US state?” Situational…
Rapid context switching between the global landscape and specific issues in hand can certainly help leaders manage teams at scale. Not all editors are great writers. Not every developer makes a great team leader or a technical project manager. Most people excel at just one thing—strategy or implementation. For instance, hiring a marketing strategist for…
Other than the Terminator reference in Bob’s answer, I’ll also refer to I, Robot with Will Smith. While both are somewhat Sci-Fi, they are not too far-fetched given what we know about artificial intelligence so far. One popular approach to Artificial intelligence is machine learning. It’s been widely used in practice now – from providing…
You may find some of the best people to hire are the people who stand out in a mix, if not most, of the areas below: Learning Mindset Soft Skills Their Reason To Stay Team Spirit Salary Expectations Culture Fit Are you looking for someone in-house or coming from the outside? Use the following framework…
As an entrepreneur, outside of work, I: Constantly think of “time” as an expensive asset that should be valued, highly Appreciate any creative endeavors aiming to disrupt a space Value progress, innovation, learning way more than “a fat paycheck” No longer obey the media-implied hypothetical virtues of large MNCs Understand that multiple people are often…