Victor Loux — bookmarks tagged “culture”

If one were to, hypothetically, blow up an unoccupied private jet in protest of the fact that the wealthiest one per cent of the global population accounts for more carbon emissions than the poorest sixty-six per cent, this would be seen by many people—like Thompson’s murder, and unlike the tens of thousands of human deaths per year already caused by climate change—as a sign of profoundly alarming social decay.

Lessons learned from burning things.

anildash.com//2024/11/30/making-fire/

The Art of Taking It Slow

newyorker.com/magazine/2024/09/23/the-art-of-taking-it-slow

Contemporary cycling is all about spandex and personal bests. The bicycle designer Grant Petersen has amassed an ardent following by urging people to get comfortable bikes, and go easy.

Character Amnesia in China

globalchinapulse.net/character-amnesia-in-china/

Your company needs Junior devs

softwaredoug.com/blog/2024/09/07/your-team-needs-juniors

Junior engineers are foundational to whether a team can collaborate and innovate

Words on Founder Mode – Rands in Repose

randsinrepose.com/archives/words-on-founder-mode/

Graham hints at some of the attributes of Founder Mode but mostly says it’s not a well-defined. It is. Founder Mode is the culture of a company and a culture is defined by the character of the founders. Here are the values I’ve discovered over and over again working with these humans:

Home — Colossal

thisiscolossal.com/

Check out books in the Colossal Shop ‘Groundswell’ Celebrates the Pioneering Women who Changed Land Art Two Decades After Its Release, ‘The Art Book for Children’ Gets a Vibrant Makeover Thandiwe Muriu’s ‘Camo’ Celebrates the Multi-Faceted Beauty of Kenyan Culture ‘Bird’ Flies Through the Avian World from Art and Design to History and Ornithology OpportunitiesContinue reading "Home"

Differing Values In A Team Are Costly

rtpg.co/2024/08/31/cost-of-a-values-gap/

Interviewing the Interviewer: Questions to Uncover a Company’s True Culture

praachi.work/blog/questions-to-ask-in-a-job-interview

Uncover the true culture of a tech company by asking the right questions during your interview. Learn how to assess company values, employee support, and growth opportunities to ensure the perfect fit.

Adam Curtis on the Dangers of Self-Expression

thecreativeindependent.com/people/adam-curtis-on-the-dangers-of-self-expression/

BBC journalist and the documentarian behind HyperNormalisation, Adam Curtis, discusses art, individualism, power, myth, and the complications of self-expression.