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151 essays since 2017, newest first.
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On COVID, burnout, teams and self-care
The changes COVID brought into our lives and work can affect us in profound ways. Let me share some aspects and my thoughts with you.
The 101 of effective goal setting
Goal setting is one of the most important ways to foster growth, let’s look at some key concepts and frameworks.
Top 12 Questions You Get as a Hiring Manager
I have gathered the top 12 questions candidates asked me as a hiring manager.
Thoughts on giving feedback
What good feedback is for, how to deliver it without blame, and how it shapes team culture.
Learning at work is work
Everyone agrees that constant learning and having a growth mindset are fundamental to success in software engineering. Yet once you are done with onboarding at your new job as a software engineer the rat race seems to …
Questions vs. directions
Asking questions is a basic coaching technique but doing it properly is a matter of practice, finding a good balance and avoiding some common pitfalls. As with most of the things in life.
The basics of one-on-ones
A practical guide to one-on-ones: what they are for, how to run them well, and the mistakes that make them pointless.
Excuse no. 13 - this is how I am
Don’t limit yourself with excuses. How you are can change and it is completely up to you.
Kill your heroes
Hero engineers can be deadly to team culture, it’s time to retire those capes.
Engineering managers, stop coding!
Try this instead: every time you feel the urge to write code, instead spend the time reading or learning something related to management.