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Surfing the Productivity Waves: A Tech Leader's Guide to Balancing Energy and Output

Surfing the Productivity Waves: A Tech Leader's Guide to Balancing Energy and Output

Discover how to align your internal energy with external work cycles in engineering management. Ride the productivity waves for leadership success and team harmony

Empathy Across Screens: Navigating Remote Management with a Human Touch

Empathy Across Screens: Navigating Remote Management with a Human Touch

Harnessing lessons from a suicide hotline, this article explores the transformative power of empathy in remote management. Learn how understanding nonverbal cues, nurturing trust, and promoting career growth can make you an empathetic leader, even from afar.

Leading with Empathy: Mastering Self-Care in the Whirlwind of Engineering Management

Leading with Empathy: Mastering Self-Care in the Whirlwind of Engineering Management

Engineering Managers, caught between tech, teams, and timelines, face a unique stress landscape. Discover key self-care strategies that go beyond the conventional, ensuring not just team success, but personal well-being. Join the conversation on balancing leadership with self-care in tech.

The Bob Conundrum: Navigating Communication Styles in Tech Teams

The Bob Conundrum: Navigating Communication Styles in Tech Teams

Encountering a 'Bob' in tech teams? Brilliant minds clash over communication styles. Learn how to bridge gaps between direct, emotional, and situational communicators for team harmony. #TeamDynamics #CommunicationSkills

From Code to Customer: How Engineering Managers Can Master the Love Factor

From Code to Customer: How Engineering Managers Can Master the Love Factor

Stuck in the code and missing the human element? Learn how 'Customer Love' can be a game-changer in your engineering leadership. Get actionable tips to shift from just building products to creating unforgettable experiences. Don't miss out!

The Happy Matrix: Unlocking the First Rule of Exceptional Engineering Leadership

The Happy Matrix: Unlocking the First Rule of Exceptional Engineering Leadership

Engineering isn't just code; it's people too. Discover why top tech giants prioritize team happiness and how it becomes the secret sauce for success. Ready to be the Engineering Manager everyone wants? Read on.

Reinventing the SDE Interview: An Hour-by-Hour Breakdown

Reinventing the SDE Interview: An Hour-by-Hour Breakdown

The essence of an effective SDE interview? Replicating a real work environment. Dive into an innovative breakdown that challenges the status quo, ensuring candidates are evaluated in an environment true to your team's day-to-day.

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.

Empathy Counterpoints (Part 1)

Empathy Counterpoints (Part 1)

This article examines counterarguments against empathy, making the case for understanding different perspectives – whether you're a supporter or skeptic. By reflecting on opposing views, huge benefits can be gained. Keep reading for insights on the workplace empathy debate. Gain new perspectives.

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.