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On management

by Jolyon on 26 January, 2009

Even though from a software engineer’s perspective, this essay by Rands is one of the best things I’ve read about what it really means to manage people on a day-to-day basis.
The money quote?
Leadership is not just about effectively getting stuff done, but demonstrating through your composure that you aren’t rattled by the freakish.
And I like [...]

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Managing a recession

by Jolyon on 16 October, 2008

Amidst all the doom and gloom, the early trains into the City packed with office workers keen to be seen to be keen, the belt-tightening, expense-cutting, travel-slashing and so forth, it’s occasionally worth remembering that there are different perspectives.
Here’s Steve Jobs on how Apple chose to get through the last downturn:
We’ve had one of these [...]

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