Committing to Committing
You may have promised something, but did you promise to follow-through?
The Goldilocks Gravity
Are you too gravitating towards a Goldilocks kind of thinking?
Personal Definition of Done
What will you achieve?
Business to Engineering Connection
Why would your engineers care about the business impact if it's never relayed to them?
Speaking Up
With great responsibility should come great power. Use it.
The Ultimate Tech Executive
I often am asked about what defines the best tech executives I work with.
Zooming on Impact
Are you engineers just spending their time in another Zoom, or are they providing impact?
Motivation
Motivation is the basis for successful force-multipliers.
Managers vs. Executives
Managers and executives, what's the difference really?
Company Generations
Each generation stands on the shoulders of the generation that came before it.
Cultivating Culture
A robust culture is one of the tenets for creating a world-class engineering team.
Comfort Zones
Comfort zones. They're comfy—but you shouldn't allow yourself or your team to get too comfy.
Floating Leaders
This week we’re talking about setting a direction for yourself and your team, along with a short self-assessment from my coaching toolkit.
Picking Fights
You can't create the perfect company, but you cannot give simply give up as well.
Deadlines
“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” ― Douglas Adams.
Firmness of Opinions
How well done should your opinions be?
Triage
Stop being reactive and take control of your day.
Tech Advice
Where do you get your tech advice from?
Hiring First Time Positions
How should you go about that first time you're hiring for a new kind of position that you have no idea about?
Creating Strategic Alignment
Gaining strategic alignment throughout your team will allow you to leap forward.
Getting Rid of Heroes
How to get the heroes you deserve?
Remote Works
We've all been talking too much about remote work. Yet, it seems not enough of us grok the fact that remote works!
Change Buy-In
Don't fight windmills when you have a big change to push for.
Filling Product Vacuums
When your team is suffering from an engineering vacuum, they will eventually do their best to compensate for it. How can you make sure they do the right thing?
The Hybrid Organization
We are now transitioning to an even tougher situation that simply everyone working from home.
The Perfect Team
Let's discuss perfect teams and other legendary creatures.
Engineering Force Multipliers
Engineering force multipliers, at different levels in your organization, can provide you with a huge boost and propel your team forward. How do you cultivate them?
Managing Your Manager
Managing your employees is the easy part.
Managing Politics
In the game of politics, you either win or you die?
Failing Spectacularly
Failure is not an option… or is it?
Tough Conversations
Sometimes you need to have words with someone. Let's talk about that talk.
Remote Work
A Coronavirus special: a premier on bootstrapping your company's remote work.
Debugging Processes
You might be great at debugging code issues, but how good are you at debugging your team?
Feeding the Beast
When you start serving your team instead of it serving the business.
Engineering Guidance
It's your responsibility to help your colleagues in the business make informed decisions.
Helplessness
Are you teaching your people to become helpless?
Speed of Change
Is your organization learning and improving as fast as it could?
First Times
There's always a first time, how do you use it properly to grow?
Evidence
Before taking action, make sure it's backed by the right evidence.
Growing With Your Organization
As your organization grows, you have to grow as well.
Premature Organization
Are you creating an unbalanced organizational chart for no good reason?
Feedback Loops
Feedback loops: cultivation, measurement, and optimization.