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January 23 - January 31, 2022
I usually compare this to soccer players who run the ball in the amateur league. The company will gradually move from the amateur league to the first league, then the super league, and then the premier league. Not every player who is successful in the amateur league will play in the premier league.
You should know that you will pay the technical debts created during the early stage with interest when the day comes. However, that doesn’t mean you should rewrite the following infrastructure/project design out of nowhere.
“Company culture is determined by the founders from day one, and it is difficult to change afterwards.”
The culture of a company with 20-50-100 people would not be the same as a company that has everyone doing everything around the same table. Positions, roles, and responsibilities in these companies are not clear, and communication costs are typically low. For this reason, corporate culture rituals must be established,
There is nothing you can do for a person who does not want to receive what is offered to them. Your job consists of creating favorable conditions for them to develop themselves.
Include them in goal setting meetings. When tough decisions need to be made, involve your entire team in the process. Improve your opinion with their feedback and comments so that they also feel the responsibility.
After asking five “why“ questions, they will find the right way.
A good manager should be able to say, “I am here to be successful, and everyone around me who believes in me will be a part of it.”
Personally, I don’t take any pleasure from my teammates using the words, “I think,“ too often. To me, the word implies subjectivity. However, since our business is technology, we need to speak in numbers and measurable values.
