Managing people 6 Ways to Reenergize a Depleted Team (via HBR) Mental health How to Respond When an Employee Shares a Mental Health Challenge (via HBR) Operations What Really Makes Toyota’s Production System Resilient (via HBR) Values What Does Your…
Tamiya Mazda MX-5 – Step 4
This step was about the rear suspension. Here’s the gallery with 19 images of this step. The shock absorbers and brake assemblies worked pretty much like the previous step. Getting things to line up was tricky because there are three…
Professional Development – 2022 – Week 46
Performance management HBR Guide to Performance Management Start-ups 5 Ways Startups Can Prepare for a Recession (via HBR)
Professional Development – 2022 – Week 45
Diversity and inclusion 6 Behavioral Nudges to Reduce Bias in Hiring and Promotions (via HBR) Technology What Is a Developer Experience Team? (via SWLW) I don’t think my current company is quite big enough to have this formally defined, but…
Professional Development – 2022 – Week 44
Collaboration What a Healthy Team Looks Like (via SWLW) They design how they work together They have good research habits They get to a testable, measurable hypothesis ASAP They build to learn They create value and ship regularly They build…
Tamiya Mazda MX-5 – Step 3
This step was about the rear axle. Here’s the gallery with 32 images of this step. Although there were only six sprue pieces, all of them involved multiple paint colors. I also spent a little extra effort sanding off seam…
Professional Development – 2022 – Week 43
HR How HR Lost Employees’ Trust — and How to Get It Back (via HBR) “When employees view HR as more than compliance officers and instead as coaches, mentors, and mediators, they will begin to trust in a system that…
Professional Development – 2022 – Week 42
Career Striking a Balance Between Your Passion and Your Paycheck (via HBR) Although it is possible to sacrifice some things like higher salary and stability to have a job you’re passionate about, (1) those types of jobs are harder to…
Tamiya Mazda MX-5 – Step 2
This step was about the front suspension. Here’s the gallery with 6 images of this step. This portion was fairly straightforward, although I forgot my yellow paint (did this on vacation), so I went to Michael’s and got acrylic ink….
Professional Development – 2022 – Week 41
Culture The Power of Work Friends (via HBR) The benefits of having work friends have been studied for some time, yet many companies insist we only be professional at work. To help build an environment where we can make friends,…