Work harder or the communists will win
It’s desperate times for those still clinging to their workaholic, exploitive ways. From Japan to China to even the US, there’s a growing understanding that working 70-80-90 or 130 hours per week i…
Should lawyers learn to code? Arguments for and against
Should lawyers learn to code? We examine the suitability of lawyers to coding, plus arguments for and againt lawyers and law students learning to code.
The hidden costs of engineering time in technical interviewing
Whether you’re a recruiter or an engineer, you’ve probably heard of "cost per hire". Here's how to measure it properly.
Canary analysis: Lessons learned and best practices from Google and Waze
Waze, maker of the community-based traffic navigation app, estimates that canary releases can prevent a quarter of all incidents on their services.
How to adopt an “openness” mindset at work
You can’t expect others to fix your problems. When you take responsibility for making the best of any situation, you have the power to make things better.
Steps to Building an Engineering Competency Matrix
Learn how to provide your employees and reports with a clear, agreed-upon, and well-defined path for growth within your organization.
Open-plan office is the worst. Why can't we kill it?
The open-plan office fad took off as a dream for a more collaborative and egalitarian workplace. Tear down those walls! Ditch the soul-crushing...
Decision Disagreement Framework
How do you disagree with a decision that is not in the best interest of the company? As a leader, how do you enable your team to disagree in a productive way? Learn how with Matter's Decision Disagreement Framework.