Software is Easy, People are Hard

The hardest part of leading teams in the tech industry is not the software, but the getting the best out of the people who write it. Software is Easy, People are Hard is a blog and podcast about the human aspect of leadership in the tech industry.

Categories:Push people a little, then some more, Create an environment of safety, Manage your relationships, Get great at giving feedback, Manage expectations, Your team will mimic you, lead by example, Arseholes are arseholes, however talented they are, Consider your biases, Balance your team.

The Rock is My Rock, Why Not Thinking is OK

Consider your biases

The Rock is My Rock, Why Not Thinking is OK

Don't let 'side hustle pornstars' intimidate you into feeling bad about being lazy and unproductive. It's OK to sit on the sofa and turn your brain off for as long as you like.

Phil Bennett

Push people, a little, then some more

Build your own personal leadership manifesto.

Want to understand what defines you as a leader, use this step by step process to define your own leadership manifesto.

Phil Bennett

Create an Environment of Safety

The Highs and Lows, Emotions at Work: How to Avoid Burnout Through Emotional Labour.

It's easier to burn someone out through emotional labour than physical labour. This isn't something we can keep ignoring.

Phil Bennett

Push people, a little, then some more

Are your values a motivational poster or a battle standard.

Are your company values a boring motivational poster stuck on the wall, or a battle standard that you lead your team under?

Phil Bennett

Balance your team

Are you building straight, white, male, middle-class products for straight, white, male, middle-class people?

Quit worrying about what your git branch is called and hire for diversity already.

Phil Bennett

Get great at giving feedback

The Working From Home Killer Tip No One Is Talking About.

Everyone is talking about their great tips for 'Working From Home' but there is one killer tool we're not talking about.

Phil Bennett

Push People, a little, then some more

Stepping Down as a Dictator: Giving Great Teams Permission to Make Awesome Decisions.

At Klarna, we hire amazing people. Giving amazing people permission to be creative and own their decisions creates great products.

Phil Bennett