Your boss answering a simple yes or no question: pic.twitter.com/8uTFWpNyTV
— shelby wolstein (@ShelbyWolstein) May 8, 2020
Different types of 1:1 conversations visualised
#1. Ping Pong
Both parties are equally engaged and curious about the other. Answers are thoughtful, and each participant always turns their answer back into a question for the other.
On Regulated-Tech in Indonesia
Note that this document created in mid-2020 where on 24 January 2020, President Joko Widodo signed the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill which is currently being finalized by the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR). Upon finalization of this PDP Bill, Indonesia will become the fifth country in ASEAN to implement regulations regarding Personal Data Protection.
For the existing Personal Data Controller, there will be a two-year period before the PDP Bill is fully effective and achieves full compliance.
The protection of personal data in Indonesia was initially focused on protection from a privacy perspective. Under the Indonesian Constitution, the concept of privacy rights has been recognized and protected as part of the general concept of human rights. With the need to cover the sector yet to be regulated, specifically, that of the internet and electronic transaction-related activities, Law No. 11/2008 on Electronic Information and Transactions as amended by Law No. 19/2016 (collectively, the EIT Law) was passed. Even though most of the provisions of the EIT Law focus on electronic transactions, there is a notable provision that deals with personal data in the EIT Law.
Continue readingTech Resume
Tech Resume is an internal personal profile managed and updated by us as an employee with information including current and past projects, accomplishments in our current company, expertise, impact, motivation, career aspirations.
Continue readingTalking about OKR
Why do we care about OKR ?
Managing a company’s performance relative to goals is important. OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) have been found by the tech industry to be a good way to do that. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OKR for a history of OKRs. See Measure What Matters, by John Doerr for a great read on how they started to be used at Google.
Continue readingStandardizing FrontEnd development at Mekari
TL;DR
VUE as a first-class frontend framework at Mekari.
React is a perfectly reasonable tool for building front ends, and we are not claiming it’s bad. In Mekari’s case, Vue has a couple of strong points based on decision principles. which may or may not change in the long future.
Continue readingAPI Key Best Practices
API keys are required for apps and projects that being used across Mekari platforms, either GCP/AWS/Logging Tools or other third-party services. This document identifies the intended use of API keys, how to protect them as you would other credentials, and which restrictions are appropriate for your projects.
Always try to adhere Principle of least privilege*.
*The principle of least privilege states that only the minimum access necessary to perform an operation should be granted, and that access should be granted only for the minimum amount of time necessary.
Continue readingMy Ex-Boss Cultural Hints
⚠️ This isn’t my note nor intent to take any credit.
TL;DR: We take our job of building quality services for our customers seriously in every way. Rigor at every level is the only way to do that reliably and efficiently.
Continue readingOn being a great meeting attendee
Staying engaged during meetings
Attendees, please follow these instructions:
- Bring your own notebook for the pre-reads
- Turn on your webcam, even if you’re in a room with other people. It helps other participants better understand what you’re saying AND keeps you focused.
- Participate during meetings by 1) reading the pre-reads, 2) leaving feedback, and 3) participating during discussions. We have found many things need to be repeated due to unfocused meeting participants.
Silent Meeting
Feels that your meeting is somehow ineffective? try silent meetings.
This isn’t really a new type of meeting, but since the dotcom and the rise of the startups, this kind of meeting helps people especially leaders to avoid joining busy-bandwagon and meeting hell. It’s scientifically proven effective in various scenarios, but we need to be well prepared.
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