One of my biggest problems is that I hoard interesting problems. I think of them as things to personally solve rather than share with my team 🙃. I take on the characteristics of Smaug, which is clearly not a good thing.
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time to introduce you to another one of our amazing volunteer editors, Alex Batisse!
pyOpenSci Editors:
🔍 find reviewers from diverse backgrounds
👷 oversee the entire review process for a hashtag#Python package
💜 support the submitting authors and reviewers
✅ determine whether a package should be accepted into the pyOpenSci ecosystem
I've got exciting news! 🤩 I’m developing an online course on "Effectively Manage Team Cognitive Load." Targeted at managers, senior managers, executives, agile coaches, and software architects. Or anyone responsible to shape org structures, processes or software.
It’s a question as urgent today and one that should be asked of every person who cravenly, cynically, or ignorantly supports a far greater threat to the United States than even McCarthy ever was.
Make no mistake, decency is on the ballot in November. And the press should cover this race accordingly."
It’d be easier to be sympathetic, like say Malcolm Turnbull, had Morrison not been one of the main creators of the circumstances that led to his struggle with mental health.
This interview covers my formative experience during the personal computers and internet revolution in navigating uncharted waters, and unfamiliar, unexplored territories like we are doing again with Artificial Intelligence right now.
Say hello to @ocefpaf from IOOS, and one of pyOpenSci’s incredible volunteer editors! We’re excited for you to learn more about Filipe, and to celebrate all of his contributions.
🔍 find reviewers from diverse backgrounds
👷 oversee the entire review process for a hashtag#Python package
💜 support the submitting authors and reviewers
✅ determine whether a package should be accepted into the pyOpenSci ecosystem
"Neither Trump nor any of the other 2024 presidential candidates could have handled the recent crisis in the Middle East. …
President Biden’s staff is comprised of serious, experienced, and expert people, while Trump plans to have people on his staff who are just inexperienced and unqualified sycophants who have pledged loyalty to him (not to the Constitution)."
Flipboard CEO @mike's life's work has been to make the content of the internet more easily accessible, from his time at Netscape in the 1990s to today. He talks to @scottmonty on the Timeless Leadership podcast about his early days in tech, and Flipboard's latest journey in the fediverse, helping creators move their content beyond walled gardens.
came in a little late for the 2nd day of #QCon and found the keynote packed with people, no chance to find a seat. More than 1000 people listening to @tianijones fascinating talk about #leadership and measuring effect.
Please, do not start your decision making processes or tickets with solutions.
Start your processes describing the problem you want to solve and the expected outcome. Let the team - people who will implement it - define the solution collaboratively.
If you (manager / boss) define the solution and expect the team only to implement it, you are just a #featurefactory and not an empowered, agile team. This is #agile in name only, a superficial one.