Working with Adults — or Why Micromanagement Sucks Big Time
“The person who says something is impossible should not interrupt the person who is doing it.” — Chinese proverb With COVID-19, we’re currently experi …
Taking Our Roadmap Public
At Giant Swarm, everything we do is intertwined with our values. The decision to take our roadmap public is no exception. We began by challenging the …
Resilience, Remote Work, and Remaining Positive
When you find out your normal daily lifestyle is called “quarantine”.
Why We’re (Not) Working with Headhunters/Recruitment Agencies/Executive Search Companies
Dear headhunter/executive search specialist/recruitment agent/etc. Please insert your title, you know what I mean. ;-)
Surviving and Thriving: How To Really Work Remotely
Due to the dreaded coronavirus, companies left and right are switching to remote-first work tactics. Be it Github or Coinbase, Google Dublin or Twitte …
Q1 2020 Hackathon: What Can a Non-Techie Do?
It was the last full week of March. The last three days before a bunch of us had planned to go to Amsterdam to attend KubeCon EU 2020. It was Giant Sw …
Taking Care Remotely
Wellbeing and mental health are current topics inside Giant Swarm, as well as in the larger community. Given that, this is still a delicate and tough …
The Operator Challenge
You may have read in the recent blog post by my colleague Chiara Cokieng about her experiences from Operator Week. If you haven’t, you can catch it he …
Giant Swarm “Operator Week”
Getting our hands dirty in order to learn
