On The (Engineering) Management of Ourselves and Others, with James Stanier Having been an engineering manager myself for a few years now, I’m fascinated with the topic and becoming the best EM I can possibly be. So, following a tip
Leadership Are We Clear? Growth is both a blessing and a curse. The blessing is obvious, the curse less so.
Leadership Building Great Engineering Teams, with Gergely Orosz If you have ever come across The Pragmatic Engineer, you probably know the man behind it, Gergely Orosz. More than a simple blog, or newsletter, it is a treasure trove
Leadership Nailing The Things That Never Change We live in the most prosperous time ever, a golden age brought about by technology and the human inventiveness. But with everything at our fingertips, it also means we live in an age of instant gratification, constantly seeking the shiny and new.
Recruiting How to Radically Improve Your Chances of Landing the Right Tech Job For You It's been a minute since I was last searching for a new job. Since leaving my previous role a few months ago and having taken some time off, I have
Agile Chasing the Agile Rainbow When all else fails, "Agile" to the rescue. Thinking critically is harder than following a recipe, and everyone is busy anyway.
Startups It's Like This In Every Company When having difficult conversations about something that needs improving, there is a line I often get and hate every single time. “Come on… it’s like this in every company.
Future of Work The Future Called: It Wants to Work From Home COVID-19 is hurting us right now. But when all is said and done, it may well be the watershed moment ushering the next level of management and leadership practices over the canvas of a remote-first world.
Learnings Five Things I Would Have Done Differently I don’t have many regrets in my professional career. In fact, I have none. Regretting is useless and a waste of time. Yet… As I’m currently on a
In Praise of the Other Jeff When you think of the name Jeff, who comes to mind? I don’t mean the friend you go to the gym with, or the co-worker you try to avoid
Total Management Steve Jobs is known for being the visionary behind the iPhone and the iPad, leading Apple to greatness. Fewer people know of his belief in building the team that builds
The Amygdala Wars Think back to a moment when you got some unexpected feedback and it did not feel good. Was it an email? Was it a comment on a document you wrote?
Do They Know What Good Looks Like? About a year ago, I was walking down the street with a good friend of mine. At the time, he was consulting for a couple of months as a half
