Learn how to set agendas, steer discussions, and capitalize on meeting notes to ensure every session yields tangible results. Say goodbye to meeting chaos and hello to streamlined success with these e
Great post, Fran. Loved the organization and appreciate your templates.
SWEs are hired to work, not go to meetings, loved that part. Taking notes has been my game changer strategy over the years, liked how to added tips to capitalize on that.
That one depends on what's the purpose of the document. Most of the time it applies because we put the document together to organize our thoughts and make a decision.
An "anti-pattern" I don't personally like is recording in a table the votes of people. In the end, the decision shouldn't be about the majority liking some option without arguments, but about a tradeoff we consciously make.
And when there's no agreement, the idea of "disagree and commit" from Amazon always helps
Will have regular meetings from May. This will be a lifesaver, thanks Fran 🙌
Let me know how it goes!
Many people think that just putting engineers into a room will solve problems. But that can be a huge waste of time if there's no structure at all
Haven’t worked full-time for almost a decade so I'll write about my new experiences for sure 🙂
Great post, Fran. Loved the organization and appreciate your templates.
SWEs are hired to work, not go to meetings, loved that part. Taking notes has been my game changer strategy over the years, liked how to added tips to capitalize on that.
Solid article, Fran and thanks for the shout-out man.
I like the idea of a decision table too. Hadn't thought of that but going to add it to my personal template
Glad that you liked it, Jordan
That one depends on what's the purpose of the document. Most of the time it applies because we put the document together to organize our thoughts and make a decision.
An "anti-pattern" I don't personally like is recording in a table the votes of people. In the end, the decision shouldn't be about the majority liking some option without arguments, but about a tradeoff we consciously make.
And when there's no agreement, the idea of "disagree and commit" from Amazon always helps