One of the professional development training items on the books for FY17-18 at work was a book I’ve had on my to-read list for several years: Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink. This post gives a…
Professional Development – 2017 – Week 44
Dates covered: October 30-November 5, 2017 (week 44 of 52) Career How to Turn around a Job You Want to Quit (via Lifehacker) Culture The Only Person I’ll Pair Program with is my Cat (via The Software Mentor) Leadership To be…
RPM 76 Review
Here’s my quarterly RPM review post giving some details and thoughts about the 2017 Q4 release, RPM 76. I’ll start with my general thoughts for the release, and if you’re interested in a track-by-track breakdown, keep on reading. General Thoughts…
Professional Development – 2017 – Week 43
Dates covered: October 23-29, 2017 (week 43 of 52) Communication Escaping E-mail Hell (via Software Lead Weekly) Culture We fired our top talent. Best decision we ever made. (via The Software Mentor) You fired your top talent. I hope you’re happy. (via…
Control, Competence, and Clarity
TL;DR — As a leader, be aware of the levels of control, competence, and clarity for your teams so that you can help them be effective. Understand that each variable is on a spectrum, and your team will feel differently…
Professional Development – 2017 – Week 42
Dates covered: October 16-22, 2017 (week 42 of 52) Career The curious transition to becoming an engineering manager (via Software Lead Weekly) Management Do Open Doors Lead to Passive Managers? (via Cameron Presley) Gatekeepers and Gardeners (via Software Lead Weekly) Process Engineering…
Strategic Planning Terminology
TL;DR — Strategic plans have different nouns that pertain to specific things, and those nouns are easy to confuse. Also, strategic plans aren’t just for companies; they work for individuals, too. Context I have the privilege of being involved with…
Professional Development – 2017 – Week 41
Dates covered: October 9-15, 2017 (week 41 of 52) Career Things I’ve learned transitioning from engineer to engineering manager (via Software Lead Weekly) Culture Rangers and Zookeepers (via The Software Mentor) Code Is Not the Answer (via The Software Mentor) Businesses To Benefit…
Professional Development – 2017 – Week 40
Dates covered: October 2-8, 2017 (week 40 of 52) Career To My Sister, a New Software Engineer (via The Software Mentor) Culture Join our startup, we’ll cut your pay by 40%! (via The Software Mentor) The Overcommitted Organization (via The Software Mentor)…
Professional Development – 2017 – Week 39
Dates covered: September 25-October 1, 2017 (week 39 of 52) Career 5 reasons I sacrifice security to be my own boss (via The Software Mentor) How Do Managers Get Stuck? (via Software Lead Weekly) Three Paths in the Tech Industry: Founder,…