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Dec
16
Getting In Your Own Way
It’s a slightly odd feeling deciding to write about whatever I want. To decide not to be constrained by
4 min read
Dec
10
The one where Paul is confused by Napoli
A few (or more…) months ago I ran out of enthusiasm for writing about ‘work stuff’ all the time, so
3 min read
Jun
07
Thoughts about fear
A slightly more abstract post this time around, and not one at the light and fluffy end of the spectrum...
4 min read
Apr
01
Why I now like engineering career ladders
When I last wrote about job titles
[https://www.paulmerrison.io/i-dont-know-what-to-think-about-job-titles/]I came
to the conclusion that I didn’
6 min read
Mar
25
How I think about my career
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how to help people develop their careers
in a company that doesn’
6 min read
Mar
16
Transactionality in Remote Work
One of the things that’s been on my mind with the great shift to remote working
is how transactional
8 min read
Mar
09
Why ‘on sites’ really, really matter in a remote first company
As most of you probably know, I work for a remote-first company, and I recently
had the opportunity to attend
5 min read
Mar
02
Belief
One of the things I’ve noticed is how important it is that both people, and companies, believe in something. This week I’m going to write about what I mean by that, why it matters, and what it looks like in practice, for both people and groups.
4 min read
Feb
11
The Art and Science of Getting Stuff Done - Part 2
Last week
[https://www.paulmerrison.io/the-art-and-science-of-getting-stuff-done-part-1/]
I wrote about about knowing the right thing to do, and the right
8 min read
Feb
04
The Art and Science of Getting Stuff Done - Part 1
I’ve always been pretty good at getting stuff done and keeping many metaphorical
plates spinning, but since I started
5 min read