There’s no question that office politics is one of the most common stress factors for employees at any level and one of the primary reasons people leave jobs. In-fighting and backstabbing are a reality – almost an accepted one, unfortunately – in a lot of companies. On the opposite end, a lot of people feel…
Author: Dexter Sy
Dexter is an engineering manager at Synacy, a co-founder of ATeam Business Software Solutions, and founder of TechManagement.Life. He loves to share his experiences and thoughts on managing software teams and running businesses.
Does Short Term Matter?
So I have this hypothesis that I would like to demonstrate (maybe even validate) with a quick experiment. Take a look at the following pairs of opposite words. order and chaos stability and risk capital and debt long term and short term If I’m right, the first word of each pair is likely to have…
Differentiating Tools from Deliverables
Reflecting upon my experiences with process management and process improvement initiatives, I’ve recently come to notice a glaring problem that I and many others have been guilty of perpetuating – we often have a lack of regard for what we consider a tool and what is considered a deliverable. These are two different things but…
3 Books From My Quarantine Reading List
All this free time at home has been a golden opportunity to finish some of the books that I’ve been reading recently, as well as pick up a few new ones. To some extent, these books all have had direct implications on the work I’m currently doing and have been a great source of ideas…
Why Human Connection Matters in Management
To many, this might not be news. But in light of the current coronavirus pandemic, one thing has become even clearer than it was – we need human connection to work effectively. We take this for granted when we’re all working on site – connecting with each other just happens organically as we go about…
Lessons I’ve Learned In Quarantine
Nearly two weeks have gone by since April started and I’ve just realized I haven’t written anything at all this month. I haven’t spent quite as much time in general working on the site either. With all the free time during the quarantine, I feel like I should have more output here. So I just…