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The Devil Wears Prada

November 18, 2018 Ron Fischer 1 Comment

The Devil Wears Prada The Devil Wears Prada is a pretty entertaining movie—but probably not one you would expect me…

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Brilliant Jerks, Part 2

May 29, 2018 Ron Fischer

In the first part of this article I characterized brilliant jerks—those highly regarded people who treat others poorly.  In this…

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Brilliant Jerks, Part 1

May 15, 2018 Ron Fischer 3 Comments

As I wrote this post I spent time thinking about the various brilliant jerks I’ve had the misfortune to work…

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Culture Matters

April 8, 2018 Ron Fischer

Company culture is not an easy topic for most engineering leaders. We tend to enjoy thinking about the subdomain of…

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Coach Your Coaches

November 18, 2017 Ron Fischer

Some years back, I joined a company and started managing a few new teams. One of these teams consisted of…

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