People Management in a War Zone
summary
Half the small team is in Ukraine and the manager turns practical: holds regular one-on-ones to document each person’s evacuation plan, accepts missed meetings and shifts work to async Slack and shared docs, monitors multiple news sources to avoid relying on staff as informants, and acts as an information hub for colleagues. Connectivity stabilizes with Starlink and generators, and leadership prevents burnout by promoting training and side projects instead of nonstop coding.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:54The threat of the invasion
- 2:55Everyones plan
- 4:24Disruptions
- 5:57Find an outlet
- 6:32Follow the news
- 8:10Be your new source
- 8:27New sense of normal
- 9:06Burnout
- 10:19Conclusion
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