Category: Career
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Announcing: DRI Your Career
When I wrote part 1 of The Engineering Leader, about what it means to be the DRI (Directly Responsible Individual) of your career, it was a product of some hard won lessons of my own, conversations with friends, and an arc I saw repeatedly with my 1:1 coaching clients. Talking with my long time friend…
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Getting More Strategic
Strategy – how to be strategic, and how to be seen as strategic – is one of my ongoing obsessions. Years ago, I read Good Strategy/Bad Strategy, and it’s guided my thinking ever since. One of the things that book helps clarify is that being strategic and being seen as strategic can work against each…
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Podcast: The Confident Commit on Strategic Career Decisions
I had a great time recording this episode of the confident commit, and you can listen to it on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Things we covered:
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How I’ve Been Using AI
I feel like the whole AI conversation is dominated by two extremes. Those who believe in AGI, and AI skeptics. I’m trying to approach it as a tool that may or may not be useful. Here are some things I’ve found so far. Useful as an editing partner. For things where I have a clear…
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Working From Home: How To Set Boundaries With Yourself
I was recently interviewed for an article about remote work, you can read the full thing here. Some of my suggestions:
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How do you DRI your career in a bad market?
I started 2022 with a post in Qz – 5 signs it’s time to quit your job. The list is: I stand by this list, I do think this is a solid list of reasons to think about moving on. But three years later, the market is very different and there are two great reason…
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2024 Highlights
As the year wraps up I spent some time thinking about how it went, and what I’m hoping for in 2025. Personal My word for 2024 was connection – a correction from a multi year pandemic that flowed neatly into [living under a rock] writing a book. I wanted to prioritize being a better friend,…
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Audio book now available!
Exciting news, the audio book of The Engineering Leader is out! Available on Amazon or wherever you buy audio books.
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sudo make me a CTO interview
I had a chat with Sergio Visinoni who recently wrote this lovely review of my book, to talk about writing as a habit, the challenges of leadership, and what’s driving OSS drama. You can read it here.