Una de las principales razones para unirme a Codethink era la posibilidad de trabajar en remoto desde mi casa en La Palma, Islas Canarias, España. Desgraciadamente, a los pocos meses de comenzar en esta empresa me di cuenta de que mi agenda de viajes era incompatible con vivir allí. El deficiente número de conexiones internacionales … Continue reading Nuevo grupo Meetup en San Miguel de La Palma, Islas Canarias, España
Category: opinion
BuildStream metrics: exploration
Metrics and telemetry are fundamental in any engineering activity to evaluate, learn and improve. They are also needed to consolidate a culture in which opinion and experience are continuously challenged, in which experimentation and evidence becomes the norm and not the exception, in which transparency rules so co-workers are empowered, in which data analysis leads … Continue reading BuildStream metrics: exploration
Stable: not moving vs. not breaking
There are two terms that brings a heavy controversy in the Open Source world: support and stable. Both of them have their roots in the "old days" of Open Source, where its commercial impact was low and very few companies made business with it. You probably have read a lot about maintenance vs support. This … Continue reading Stable: not moving vs. not breaking
My new gravatar
More and more applications invite you to add a pic in your profile, a gravatar. In some applications and specially in social media the size and position of these gravatars are becoming prominent, too much for my taste. I am not a fan of pictures, I have never been. I do not like selfies, I … Continue reading My new gravatar
A summary of my participation at OSS EU / ELCE 2018
ELCE 2018 has been a key event each of my 3 years at Codethink. It is an interesting conference from the technical and business point of view. This year the event was collocated again with several others, like the Open Source Summit Europe (OSS EU). It took place in Edinburgh, UK, I city I find … Continue reading A summary of my participation at OSS EU / ELCE 2018
Working in distributed / remote environments 4: one on ones (1:1s)
An important part of any (people) manager's work is to evaluate how things are going for your team members, the people under your responsibility. When managing distributed or remote teams, the one on ones (1:1) become even more relevant than in collocated environments. In extreme cases, they represent the only opportunity a manager to have … Continue reading Working in distributed / remote environments 4: one on ones (1:1s)
Working in distributed / remote environments 3: weekly meetings (II)
This is the second and last post of the Weekly Meetings series. If you haven't read the first one, I recommend you do before reading this one. Where? There is a very simple rule in distributed environments. If one of the participants in the weekly meeting is remote or at a different office, everybody is … Continue reading Working in distributed / remote environments 3: weekly meetings (II)
Working in distributed / remote environments 3: weekly meetings (I)
This is the first out of two parts dedicated to share my experience around weekly meetings in distributed and/or remote environments (DRE). Introduction As a manager I cannot tell you how many times I have listened colleagues of mine complaining about having too many meetings, but specially about too many unproductive meetings. Sadly, they are … Continue reading Working in distributed / remote environments 3: weekly meetings (I)
Working in distributed / remote environments 2: the calendar tool
One tool I think you should master as a manager in DRE (distributed or remote environments) is the calendar. It usually gets less attention that it deserves based on its significant impact in environments that promotes autonomy. Dealing with agendas in distributed or remote environments is so important that I recommend you to take the … Continue reading Working in distributed / remote environments 2: the calendar tool
Back from Akademy 2018. What an event!
A few days back I wrote about Akademy 2018 and my expectations and duties at the event. This is a report based on that previous post. Akademy 2018 in Vienna, Austria, has been the best one in I've attended to in recent years. We event got a record number of sponsors, Codethink among them, and … Continue reading Back from Akademy 2018. What an event!
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