Jelle Smeets

On my journey to be a better Engineering leader. Chasing my curiosity and sharing what I learn.

Netherlands Joined on Apr 7, 2021 jsmeets91@gmail.com https://blog.jellesmeets.nl

Education

Bachelor in computer science

Work

Engineering Manager

44 posts published

51 comments written

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Jelle Smeets

Feb 23 '22

Why I stepped out of my first startup

#beginners #startup #career #learning

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Apr 22 '21

4 lessons I learned as a starting Scrum master

#career #agile #productivity #beginners

5 min read

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Feb 3 '23

A manager's perspective on getting that promotion

#beginners #career #management #writing

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Jelle Smeets

Jan 9 '23

Tales of the helpdesk intern

#watercooler #writing #career

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Jan 3 '23

Reflecting on 2022: A Review of the Blog's Statistics

#2022 #writing #yearinreview #motivation

4 min read

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Jan 2 '23

The assembly line of the idea factory

#writing #beginners #productivity #management

4 min read

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Dec 28 '22

How to remove your phone as a distraction

#productivity #beginners #writing #tutorial

5 min read

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Dec 24 '22

Overcoming not invented here syndrome

#management #productivity #leadership #beginners

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Dec 19 '22

2022 Book Recap: The Best Books I Read this Year

#books #beginners #management #productivity

4 min read

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Sep 24 '22

How the 2-minute rule improved my life

#watercooler #beginners #productivity #management

3 min read

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Sep 14 '22

Engineering manager vs Tech lead, 2 key differences

#management #beginners #career #writing

3 min read

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Sep 10 '22

30-day update on fixing my attention deficit

#watercooler #productivity #devjournal #motivation

4 min read

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Aug 30 '22

The making of a manager review

#management #books #career #writing

3 min read

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Aug 24 '22

Do engineering managers make more than engineers?

#career #beginners #management #writing

3 min read

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Aug 19 '22

What has blogging brought me so far?

#showdev #career #writing #motivation

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Aug 16 '22

Leveling engineers with Wiel Coerver's football ideas

#management #leadership #beginners #devjournal

3 min read

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Aug 12 '22

A beginners guide to developer stock options

#todayilearned #beginners #career #startup

3 min read

Jelle Smeets

Aug 10 '22

Fixing my attention deficit

#watercooler #productivity #devjournal #motivation

3 min read

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Jul 17 '22

How important is math in programming?

#beginners #programming #codenewbie

3 min read

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Jun 27 '22

What is an agile user story?

#agile #beginners #management

4 min read

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Apr 5 '22

How to create a culture where failing is acceptable

#culture #leadership #management #beginners

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Mar 7 '22

Leveling engineers with the goldilocks rule

#management #beginners #leadership #devjournal

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Feb 14 '22

McGregor's theory x and theory y

#leadership #career #learning #management

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Jelle Smeets

Jan 31 '22

My journey into tech

#devjournal #career #journey #beginners

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Jan 23 '22

Engineering leadership; the series

#leadership #career #devjournal #learning

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Jan 11 '22

2021 In review

#watercooler #personal #devjournal #learning

4 min read

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Nov 15 '21

The brag list, a great way to improve your performance

#career #beginners #performancereview

3 min read

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Oct 18 '21

Are recruiters worth it in the tech world?

#career #beginners #experiment #jobs

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Oct 5 '21

A blog post about blogging

#beginners #meta #learninpublic #learning

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Sep 30 '21

Hanlon's razor, a great tool to be more positive

#discuss #career #beginners #mentalhealth

3 min read

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Sep 28 '21

Lessons from a student hackathon

#beginners #webdev #career #lessons

3 min read

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Sep 20 '21

No estimations

#discuss #agile #productivity #career

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Jul 28 '21

The importance of off-screen hobbies

#mentalhealth #health #productivity #selfimprovement

3 min read

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Jul 26 '21

The most overlooked skill to improve developer productivity

#beginners #career #productivity #improvement

2 min read

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Jul 14 '21

Remote onboarding with the buddy system

#career #productivity #beginners #learning

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Jul 13 '21

The Scrum master shuffle

#discuss #productivity #agile #career

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Jun 23 '21

The 5 stages of conflict, and how to successfully resolve them

#productivity #agile #career #learning

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Jun 15 '21

Monthly Digest - May 2021

#writing #productivity #top7 #digest

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May 3 '21

My favorite lessons learned from my 2020 personal reading list

#reading #top7 #books #productivity

6 min read

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Apr 26 '21

Monthly digest April 2021

#writing #productivity #education #digest

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Apr 19 '21

How can a Gemba walk help you connect with stakeholders

#productivity #agile #learning

3 min read

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Apr 14 '21

Distributed teams, the complete guide

#discuss #productivity #agile #leadership

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Apr 9 '21

Code review as a source of distrust

#agile #codereview #productivity

4 min read

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Apr 7 '21

The most important skill for a developer to master

#beginners #productivity #codenewbie

6 min read

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