Michael Lopp on Designing Culture for Sustainable Growth

Engineering Culture by InfoQ

In our podcast this week Shane Hastie speaks to Michael Lopp, VP of Engineering at Slack, about intentional culture and continuous delivery. Why listen to this podcast: - Leadership is a craft that needs to be learned - Characteristics and common challenges of high-growth startups - Aspects of culture include how do we get things done, how do we treat each other, how do we make decisions, who has power and influence, what are the things that we value? - The importance of making values explicit and experiential - The importance of the small group of influencers in any organisation who spread the culture to others More on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ http://bit.ly/2mP3Qjj You can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/infoq Like InfoQ on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2jmlyG8 Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/InfoQ Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/infoq Want to see extented shownotes? Check the landing page on InfoQ: http://bit.ly/2mP3Qjj