Elordium Newsletter #3 | Starting a publication
Hi All,
This week I wanted to share a piece of great news with you: Using the determination from this newsletter, I have started a publication on Medium where I will be posting stories on similar topics. In my first article, titled 5 questions I ask when joining a project, I give tips on making your or your mentee’s onboarding a much faster and smoother process. I hope you will enjoy it.
As usual, here are my best findings for this week:
Article - Five management anti-patterns and why they happen
by Mugdha Myers
Reading time: 6 minutes
Most people concentrate on what skills a good manager needs but miss the terrible processes and habits that can be decremental for the team. In this article, you can learn about five common mistakes managers make so you can address or avoid them in the future.
Article - The Seniority Rollercoaster
by Gergely Orosz
Reading time: 14 minutes
Have you been in a situation when you got an excellent job offer but with a “lower” title? Were you wondering if it was because of your skills, performance during the interview, or other reasons?
In this article, you can learn the reasons for down-levelings and how to handle them.
Article - Create a mail merge with Gmail & Google Sheets
by Google
Reading time: 2 minutes
Did you know you can send out personalized emails in bulk using Gmail and Google Sheets? In this article you can learn how to set up your templates and send your messages using the Mail Merge functionality.
An important tip: always test your template by sending it to yourself to ensure all fields are filled in correctly.
I hope you enjoyed this week’s newsletter.
See you next week,
David
Cover image @soymeraki