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Jelle Smeets

I write about engineering leadership, team building, and productivity. Engineering manager, blogger, dreamer, and learning in public.

Location Netherlands Joined Joined on  Email address jsmeets91@gmail.com Personal website https://blog.jellesmeets.nl twitter website

Education

Bachelor in computer science

Work

Engineering Manager

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Why I stepped out of my first startup
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Why I stepped out of my first startup

#beginners #startup #career #learning
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4 lessons I learned as a starting Scrum master
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4 lessons I learned as a starting Scrum master

#career #agile #productivity #beginners
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How to create a culture where failing is acceptable
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How to create a culture where failing is acceptable

#culture #leadership #management #beginners
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Why I stepped out of my first startup

I cannot agree more Tarun! thanks for sharing your story.

Why I stepped out of my first startup

That sounds tough! Having to deal with such a partner. Good t...

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Thanks for the feature @graciegregory !

Why I stepped out of my first startup

Thanks Goncalo! You make some good points.

Why I stepped out of my first startup

Glad I could help!

Why I stepped out of my first startup

Thanks Sagar!

Why I stepped out of my first startup

Cannot agree more Leonid!

Why I stepped out of my first startup

Thanks Maddy! I appreciate the kind words.

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Leveling engineers with the goldilocks rule
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Leveling engineers with the goldilocks rule

#management #beginners #leadership #devjournal
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McGregor's theory x and theory y
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McGregor's theory x and theory y

#leadership #career #learning #management
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My journey into tech
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My journey into tech

#devjournal #career #journey #beginners
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Engineering leadership; the series
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Engineering leadership; the series

#leadership #career #devjournal #learning
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2021 In review
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2021 In review

#watercooler #personal #devjournal #learning
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The brag list, a great way to improve your performance
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The brag list, a great way to improve your performance

#career #beginners #performancereview
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Are recruiters worth it in the tech world?
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Are recruiters worth it in the tech world?

#career #beginners #experiment #jobs
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A blog post about blogging
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A blog post about blogging

#beginners #meta #learninpublic #learning
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Hanlon's razor, a great tool to be more positive
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Hanlon's razor, a great tool to be more positive

#discuss #career #beginners #mentalhealth
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Lessons from a student hackathon
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Lessons from a student hackathon

#beginners #webdev #career #lessons
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No estimations
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No estimations

#discuss #agile #productivity #career
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The importance of off-screen hobbies
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The importance of off-screen hobbies

#mentalhealth #health #productivity #selfimprovement
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The most overlooked skill to improve developer productivity
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The most overlooked skill to improve developer productivity

#beginners #career #productivity #improvement
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Remote onboarding with the buddy system
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Remote onboarding with the buddy system

#career #productivity #beginners #learning
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The Scrum master shuffle
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The Scrum master shuffle

#discuss #productivity #agile #career
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The 5 stages of conflict, and how to successfully resolve them
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The 5 stages of conflict, and how to successfully resolve them

#productivity #agile #career #learning
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Monthly Digest - May 2021
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Monthly Digest - May 2021

#writing #productivity #icymi #digest
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My favorite lessons learned from my 2020 personal reading list
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My favorite lessons learned from my 2020 personal reading list

#reading #icymi #books #productivity
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Monthly digest April 2021
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Monthly digest April 2021

#writing #productivity #education #digest
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How can a Gemba walk help you connect with stakeholders
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How can a Gemba walk help you connect with stakeholders

#productivity #agile #learning
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Distributed teams, the complete guide
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Distributed teams, the complete guide

#discuss #productivity #agile #leadership
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Code review as a source of distrust
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Code review as a source of distrust

#agile #codereview #productivity
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The most important skill for a developer to master
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The most important skill for a developer to master

#beginners #productivity #codenewbie
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