The Engineering Manager

The jar of life There have been umpteen articles written on the “jar of life”. The story is attributed to a mythical philosophy professor, giving a life lesson to his students. Now, this isn’t going to be another one of those articles, so don’t worry. But for those unfamiliar with the concept, here’s a quick summary. Your life is a jar (of course!). You fill it with golf balls, which represent the big important things, […]

Stages of remoteness In the last article I wrote about how flexibility in the time and location of work is the greatest perk that you can give your staff. It costs pretty much nothing to the company, yet the life benefits are numerous. Naturally, flexibility should be given within bounds that work for both yourself and your staff. Senior, self-directed staff can probably work entirely to their own schedule and location, whereas less experienced staff […]