Career
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sudo make me a CTO interview
→: sudo make me a CTO interviewI 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.
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DevZero Podcast: Metrics that Matter
→: DevZero Podcast: Metrics that MatterWe talked about decisions, communicating, and what makes engineering teams work well. Watch on YouTube or listen on Spotify.
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How can you be a good leader in a bad market?
→: How can you be a good leader in a bad market?A few weeks ago everyone was arguing about “founder mode”, but before it came the idea of “Peace time CEO/War time CEO”. The removal of the unnecessary violence in the metaphor is an improvement, but the content of peacetime/wartime is actually better. It’s more specific, and more about operating with focus and efficiency. Founder mode…
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[LeadDev BookMarked] The Engineering Leader: Strategies for Scaling Teams and Yourself: Cate Huston in conversation
→: [LeadDev BookMarked] The Engineering Leader: Strategies for Scaling Teams and Yourself: Cate Huston in conversationI did a webinar with Suzan Bond for LeadDev/BookMarked talking about the ideas from my book and some bonus ideas on how to be seen as strategic.
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Four things I learned from coaching that made me a better leader
→: Four things I learned from coaching that made me a better leaderAbout two and a half years ago, I finally completed CTI’s coach training courses – about 18 months after I started them, and much longer thinking “I think this would be useful and one day I will take it”. I find some people conceive of coaching as being a professional advice giver, or asking questions,…
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DOU: The Engineering Leader: A Must-Read for Success-Oriented Professionals
→: DOU: The Engineering Leader: A Must-Read for Success-Oriented ProfessionalsI had a great conversation with Oleks about my book, about DRI-ing your career and why leadership starts with self management.
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Podcast: It Shipped that Way (v2!)
→: Podcast: It Shipped that Way (v2!)Returned to the It Shipped That Way podcast to talk about my book.
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On Time
→: On TimeThe past year I’ve been working on a book. I organized my entire life to carve out and preserve my Saturdays for this project. It is finally done (almost! Just reviews of proof pages to go); I got my weekends back just in time to work them through the review cycle, and with the worst…
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From Visibility to Representation – Rethinking DEI
→: From Visibility to Representation – Rethinking DEIWhen I talk about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), I’m typically coming at it from an angle of systematic change. The purpose of DEI, as I see it, is to dismantle a rigged system and move to something more equitable. This is why the concept of “no politics at work” is seen as antithetical to…