Engineering an Interesting Life
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Book: The Stake
The Stake [Amazon] is the book about the CoActive Leadership program. It’s written in a different way, from the other books from the perspective of the people taking it and the journeys they go on. As a result, it’s more engaging to read and the application and impact more clear. One of the most important…
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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.
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Book: The Outward Mindset
My coach recommended The Outward Mindset, from the Arbginger institute, same as Leadership and Self Deception (one of my all time most impactful books) and The Anatomy of Peace. It feels in many ways a continuation of those ideas, but more team/business oriented. The first part of the book focuses on the impact of mindset,…
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DevZero Podcast: Metrics that Matter
We 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?
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
I 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.