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May 2024

The Hagakure #83: Don't Copy/Paste From Other Companies
Back in late 2015, my boss, colleagues and I decided a re-org was a good idea.
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Paulo André
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The Hagakure #82: Leading With The Brain In Mind
What if I told you I can give you a pill that will make you better at… Handling conflict Leading change Gaining trust Influencing others Experiencing…
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The Hagakure #81: Finding Stuck Energy
I often wonder: what is really the job of leadership in a company? I find it helpful to use different lenses to try and answer that question.
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April 2024

The Hagakure #80: Why Coaching (Really) Matters for Engineering Leadership
Are you an engineering leader? Did you go to engineering leadership school?
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The Hagakure #79: Do Fewer Things
I just read Cal Newport’s new book, Slow Productivity.
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The Hagakure #78: Win-Win
As I write this, I have logged 882 hours of paid coaching over the last 3 years. Becoming a coach back in 2021, I wanted to engage with different people…
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March 2024

The Hagakure #77: The Greatest Trick The Devil Ever Pulled
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world it’s either people or profit.
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The Hagakure #76: Why Are You Not Hiring Junior Developers?
I recently came across a LinkedIn post by John Crickett where he makes the point that not hiring junior developers is a mistake:
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Paulo André

February 2024

The Hagakure #75: Why Don't You Agree With Me?
"Why don't you agree with me?"
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October 2023

The Hagakure #74: Constraints That Enable
On why constraints are not necessarily a bad thing. Quite the contrary.
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September 2023

The Hagakure #73: Burning Dark Energy
Why some of us burn out, and why it's so personal.
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