Writing

Our articles and podcast episodes on software engineering, management and collaboration.

Move Slow and Shape Things

As Cohere turns 8 years old, one consistent piece of our ethos is we don’t rush. We formed a cooperative because we’d seen how move-fast-and-break-things hurts organizations, workers, and the communities these organizations (allegedly) serve. So ...

Discovering Managing with Ashish Dixit

Discovering Managing with Ashish Dixit

The last episode of Season 4 is a hero’s journey story! Ashish Dixit (@tundal45 on Twitter) shares how he found himself managing a team of volunteers (and realized this was happening through failure), how he approached this experience, and what h...

Ask And Offer Culture with KWu

Ask And Offer Culture with KWu

Ever heard these sentiments in your workplace? “That was so unprofessional!” “Why are they being so rude? They’re always so pushy.” “Don’t they care about..?” “Why won’t they just tell me if they can’t meet that deadline?” “I’m so over...

Technical Leading with Edwin Mak

Technical Leading with Edwin Mak

How do you give technical feedback and direction without inflicting unwanted help? or change direction without introducing bad feelings? In Episode 27, Edwin Mak (@edwinthinks on Twitter) shares how to be an effective tech lead. We talk about...

Unexpected Onboarding with Ale Paredes

Unexpected Onboarding with Ale Paredes

In Episode 26, Ale Paredes (@ale7714 on Twitter / ale7714 on LinkedIn / Latinas In Tech NYC) shares her team’s experience as they find themselves not just unexpectedly remote during a pandemic, but also unexpectedly onboarding while unexpectedly r...