Sebastian Gebski

Sebastian Gebski

Geek, agilista, blogger, codefella, serial reader. In the daylight - I navigate & lead software engineering. #lean #design #aws #elixir #analytics. I speak here for myself only.

Check out the latest posts

The history of one failure, that has taught us nothing

> "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." > Albert Einstein Once upon a time ... ... there was The IT project. A project different than anything The Team did before: * a lot of R&D * a lot of "out-of-comfort-zone" stuff...

The pitfall of imposed leadership

> I was chosen by Heaven. Say my name when you pray. To the sky! See Carolus rise. > (...) > No man alive or dead commands me, I answer to the Lord! Hear my orders, question me and die. What I say was set in Heaven, and so it shall...

DevDay 2015 & my evolving perspective on conferences

DevDay 2015 is history now. If you don't know what DevDay [http://www.devday.pl/] is, check my summaries for prev years' editions (2014 [https://no-kill-switch.ghost.io/why-abbdevday-2014-didnt-rock-my-world/] or 2013 [https://no-kill-switch.ghost.io/abb-devday-2013-the-aftermath/]) or google for someone else's review of this year&...

What makes up the organization's backbone

Core values. Mission statement. Vision statement. Organizational DNA. I was always very skeptical in terms of the actual meaning of those. Is it really possible to cover the essence of company's culture in such a short form without being over-generic or inaccurate? And do people really need such...

The greatest enemy of Continuous Improvement in Tech

I've been thinking about the idea of Continuous Improvement [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continual_improvement_process] a lot recently. By empirical observation, I wanted to learn: * what makes it happen (triggers it) * what impedes / suppresses / prevents it from happening * what's the recipe (proper set of...

Out of Mana - when causative power spring has dried

Being a lucky git, I've grown up (techwise, in terms of professional career) in very good teams, surrounded by decent team mates & coached by awesome leaders. I didn't discover that today, I've already written at least one post about that some day ago....

You’ve successfully subscribed to No Kill Switch
Welcome back! You’ve successfully signed in.
Great! You’ve successfully signed up.
Success! Your email is updated.
Your link has expired
Success! Check your email for magic link to sign-in.