Having been an engineering manager myself for a few years now, I’m fascinated with the topic and becoming the best EM I can possibly be. So, following a tip from my previous guest, I jumped at the opportunity to chat with James Stanier. After all, he’s not only the driving…
Growth is both a blessing and a curse. The blessing is obvious, the curse less so.
What was very clear early on with just a handful of folks in the company becomes increasingly less so as the headcount grows. …
If you have ever come across The Pragmatic Engineer, you probably know the man behind it, Gergely Orosz. More than a simple blog, or newsletter, it is a treasure trove of knowledge on the ins and outs of Engineering, Engineering Management and, in general, all things leadership in tech. …
In a 2017 essay, Morgan Housel makes the point that great, timeless businesses are built on top of assumptions that never change. He gives Amazon as a prime example, and quotes Jeff Bezos saying that customers will always care about vast selection and fast delivery. The opposite, after all, is…
It’s been a minute since I was last searching for a new job. Since leaving my previous role a few months ago and having taken some time off, I have now been actively involved in multiple interview streams. And, unsurprisingly, the interactions have been all over the map.
Nonetheless, this…
The startup and venture capital game hinges on one simple idea: growth. Investors invest in order to get a sizeable return. For that to happen, companies need to grow. But grow what exactly? Revenue? Number of employees? The cloud provider bill?
And by the way, is that the same as…
When having difficult conversations about something that needs improving, there is a line I often get and hate every single time.
“Come on… it’s like this in every company.”
I always thought it was such a cop-out, a cheap way to justify whatever garden-variety mediocrity it happened to be referring…
A couple of weeks ago, Zillow’s Founder and CEO Rich Barton tweeted:
Today we let our team know they have flexibility to work from home (or anywhere) through the end of 2020. My personal opinions about WFH have been turned upside down over the past 2 months. I expect this…
I don’t have many regrets in my professional career. In fact, I have none. Regretting is useless and a waste of time.
Yet…
As I’m currently on a bit of a sabbatical, I can’t help reflecting. …
About a year ago, I was walking down the street with a good friend of mine. At the time, he was consulting for a couple of months as a half agile coach and half product manager at the company where I worked. That spring morning, as we walked to the…
The Evolutionary Coach
On a mission to help fix the way work. Leadership/Executive Coach. Previously VP Engineering, Engineer | hagakure.substack.com
