Geoff Mazeroff

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

Culture Work Is Not Your Family (via TED) Work and family are different entities with different goals, expectations and responsibilities, and therefore should be separated and boundaried. To where maybe we land into a workplace and we hear “we’re like…

Compensation Rewriting the story of compensation (via SWLW) Shopify has made compensation an organic story rather than a fixed contract. People need different things at different times, so they allow people to allocate cash and equity in a flexible way….

Bias 3 Workplace Biases that Derail Mid-Career Women (via HBR) Unfair assumptions — typically around being a parent or women being capable leaders Unhelpful attention — the competence vs. likeability double bind Unequal access — mid- to senior-level leaders can…

Career How to Build a Career in a New Industry (via HBR) Map the terrain by looking at LinkedIn bios for senior people to see what their path looked like Recognize you’ll need to take the lead. Network broadly so…

Career How to Figure Out the Power Dynamics in a New Job (via HBR) Different kinds of power… coercive (force), reward (incentives), legitimate (hierarchy), referent (affiliation), expert (knowledge authority), informational (access to scarce information). Identify which people others seek out…