In my last yearly retrospect, I couldn’t have predicted that 2021 would be even more difficult than 2020 (and I know this might be just speaking for myself). Regardless, there’s always a bright side to every challenge, and more often than not, it involves growth and learning. This year was no exception. Through all the…
Category: Leadership
Transparency means “just enough” information
I’m proud to share a personal milestone in a pursuit that’s very dear to me. To those who didn’t know, other than my full time role of managing a software engineering team (and, of course, in between trying to keep this blog updated), I spend a lot of my free time running a small independent…
What We Need To Remember About Empathy
I started TechManagement.Life with an article I originally posted on LinkedIn about empathy. Back then, I wrote that empathy is hard. I was at a pivotal point in my life where so many changes were happening – most notably my daughter Harper being born and, secondly, starting a new job after 12 years in my…
Hold People Accountable (But Keep It Safe)
Here’s another lesson from 2020 and this one comes in the light of working fully remote for almost a year now and reflecting on all the organizational complexities that come with it. What complexities, specifically? First off, the lack of visibility. Without a physical space to gather, we’ve lost all visual cues as to how…
Leadership is all about the unfavorable answers
In my last article on silent culture killers, I talked about failing to address rumors as one of the things that seem harmless on the surface but can do quite a lot of damage if left unfixed. I felt that point alone merited an article of its own. Consider this my 2020 reflection (or at…