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Eugene Polonsky

Eugene Polonsky

Beyond the Basics: Upgrading Your Interview Strategy for Authentic Responses

Beyond the Basics: Upgrading Your Interview Strategy for Authentic Responses

Elevate your interviewing skills by understanding signal amplitude. Explore techniques like behavioral interviewing that encourage candidates to reveal genuine experiences and insights.

Mastering the Art of Interview Preparation: The 4 Pillars of Success

Mastering the Art of Interview Preparation: The 4 Pillars of Success

Unlock your dream job with proven interview prep strategies. Learn from an experienced pro about soft skills, storytelling, design, and coding. Elevate your career today! #InterviewPreparation #CareerSuccess

The Evolution of Tech Interviews: Lessons from my Microsoft experience

The Evolution of Tech Interviews: Lessons from my Microsoft experience

Reflecting on tech interviews from a Microsoft experience in 2003 to modern practices. Understand the evolution, challenges, and strategies for successful IT interviews. #TechInterviewEvolution

Transparency at Work: Why Authenticity Matters More Than Perfection

Transparency at Work: Why Authenticity Matters More Than Perfection

Explore the power of workplace transparency, from Microsoft's performance reviews to Sweden's open salary policies. Understand why authenticity builds trust, fosters growth, and why it's essential to be genuine. Embrace vulnerability to unlock potential and deepen team connections.

When People Leave...

When People Leave...

When a top performer tells you they're leaving, acknowledge your feelings. Then have an open conversation to understand their reasons - could be you, the culture, or the work. Address concerns, help explore options to stay, but handle carefully to preserve the relationship, even if they move on.

Dismantling Engineering Silos

Dismantling Engineering Silos

Silos are bad. They’re bad for morale, they’re bad for knowledge sharing, they’re bad for team cohesion. Even if breaking them down incurs a temporary slowdown, it is a worthwhile investment for the medium and long term well-being of the team.

The 2.5 paths to career development

The 2.5 paths to career development

Explore career advancement strategies: directed growth, organic growth, and the cynical path. Find success by seeking feedback, enjoying your work, and maximizing visibility without compromising respect. Love what you do to shape a fulfilling career.

Redefining Performance Reviews: A Strengths-Based Approach

Redefining Performance Reviews: A Strengths-Based Approach

How do you use the performance review to motivate your employees, to get them to enter the new year excited about the growth opportunities rather than dreading them? And if you’re an employee, how do you get the most out of your performance discussion?

Embracing Empathy in Agile Standups: A Path to Effective Team Collaboration

Embracing Empathy in Agile Standups: A Path to Effective Team Collaboration

Standups aren't for status reporting. They're for the team.

Why Empathy?

Why Empathy?

Empathy is the capacity to make someone else feel heard and understood. And that's powerful. Those who can make people feel heard and understood inspire loyalty and trust, and a leader needs those things to succeed.