My Big Adventure: Temporary Tribes Book Project

The first book I wrote (affiliate link), I wrote in a couple of weeks in one flow. The second book I wrote … well, I am actually still writing it. For years. I called it Tags, The Context Machine, and many other titles I never mentioned in public. I never was satisfied with the result. …

The Why Of Work by Wendy And Dave Ulrich

“We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals. We know now that it is bad economics.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt Don’t you just love Kiva. Without having an idea about the internals of the organization, in my opinion, their contribution to society is awesome. And it’s not just this micro-lending organization that is …

The Design Of Design By Frederick Brooks

Software projects are about humans… They’ve always been. During my study, I got inspired by Barry Boehm’s Theory W, everything Fred Brooks has written, Tom DeMaro and Tom Lister, and Alistair Cockburn. Actually, “The Mythical Man Month” (affiliate link) by Brooks is still one of my all time favorite classics. That is why I was …

Personal Productivity – The Power Of Slow

In episode 21 of The Project Shrink Podcast I am talking to Christine Hohlbaum. She is the author of “The Power of Slow: 101 Ways to Save Time in Our 24/7 World”. We are talking about personal productivity, time management, the art of delegation and expectation management. You can watch the episode below or follow …