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…
Tag: Learning
Lessons I’ve Learned In Quarantine
Nearly two weeks have gone by since April started and I’ve just realized I haven’t written anything at all this month. I haven’t spent quite as much time in general working on the site either. With all the free time during the quarantine, I feel like I should have more output here. So I just…
The Reading List: “Managing Humans”
Michael Lopp, also known as Rands from randsinrepose.com, uses sometimes-crude, but strangely elegant, humor to shed light on the way he perceives his work as an engineering manager. Subtitled “Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager”, this book is a collection of posts from his website, organized in a delightful and easy-to-digest way and offers a good overview of the unique perspectives he has on managing software engineers.
Why I’m Getting An MBA
I’ve just recently enrolled in the Ateneo Graduate School of Business Cebu’s Regis MBA program and set to start class on September 14th. The Regis program is pretty tailor cut for working people like me, taking only two Saturdays a month and running over 2 months for each course. I’m really looking forward to getting…
Organizing Synacy Guild Week 2019
We recently held our very first Guild Week at Synacy last July 15 to 19. I had the privilege of organizing the event and coming up with the activities that would comprise the week. I considered this one of my first major projects as Engineering Lead and coincidentally quite a first experience for me. Intimidating,…