I’ve interviewed potential hires in both my current and previous jobs, and the differences between the approaches we took at each place are quite stark. In one of those jobs, the process was quick but consequently ended up in a lot of hiring errors. On the other hand, I always felt super drained after the…
Category: Engineering Management
Here’s how you can get better buy-in on your ideas
I read about this particular challenge from a response in my opt-in survey (if you haven’t yet, I’d love it if you took the survey) and it resonated with me as I realized it’s a scenario I’ve had to face many times and had never really thought deeply about. Getting a client or your boss…
What exactly is “context”?
I realize I talk so much about “context” in this blog, it might sound like I’m just tossing around management jargon to sound smart. So let me take this opportunity to clarify about what “context” means and why it actually is important in the work we do, whether you’re a manager or an individual contributor….
Why “Coder’s Rush” Is A Thing
Recently, I finally got a chance to sit down and relearn to code. It’s been a goal of mine for a while, going back to the holiday break last December, but that unfortunately didn’t happen then. When the quarantine started, I made it a goal again. Well, I finally started getting into it in the…
Your Office Might Be More Political Than You Think
There’s no question that office politics is one of the most common stress factors for employees at any level and one of the primary reasons people leave jobs. In-fighting and backstabbing are a reality – almost an accepted one, unfortunately – in a lot of companies. On the opposite end, a lot of people feel…
Does Short Term Matter?
So I have this hypothesis that I would like to demonstrate (maybe even validate) with a quick experiment. Take a look at the following pairs of opposite words. order and chaos stability and risk capital and debt long term and short term If I’m right, the first word of each pair is likely to have…