Dates covered: January 12-18, 2015 (week 3 of 52) Communication Stop Serving the Compliment Sandwich (via Lifehacker) That’s a Great Question! (via Freakonomics Radio) Culture Letting Go of Efficiency Can Accelerate Your Company — Here’s How (via Software Lead Weekly) Early Reflections…
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Professional Development – 2015 – Week 2
Dates covered: January 5-11, 2015 (week 2 of 52) Career Uncertainty Is Not the Same as Risk (via Cameron Presley) Do Elite Software Developers Exist? (via The Morning Brew) How My New Pluralsight Course Can Help You (via Eric Dietrich) You Are Not a…
Professional Development – 2015 – Week 1
Dates covered: December 29, 2014 – January 4, 2015 (week 1 of 52) Career My Resume Is Fiction (via Cameron Presley) What Shape Are You? (via Software Lead Weekly) Why Do You Want to Lead People? (via Software Lead Weekly) Leadership In the Online Age: A…
Professional Development – 2014 – Week 52
Dates covered: December 22-28, 2014 (week 52 of 52) Career Are You Solving Real Problems? (via Outlier Developer) What It Really Takes to be a Professional Programmer (via Lifehacker) Learning Technology in the Information Age Peer 1:1s (via Software Lead Weekly) The Hidden…
Professional Development – 2014 – Week 51
Dates covered: December 15-21, 2014 (week 51 of 52) Career Rethink Your Hiring Criteria (via Jim Holmes) How to Future Proof Your Career with the Skills That Matter (via Lifehacker) Day 8 – From Operator to Guide: Lessons Learned Moving from Engineering…
Professional Development – 2014 – Week 50
Dates covered: December 8-14, 2014 (week 50 of 52) Career A Tech Lead Paradox: Technical Needs vs. Business Needs (via The Morning Brew) Lazy Expert Syndrome: What Brought Down Al Capone Can Keep You On Top Of Your Game (via Cameron Presley) From…
Professional Year in Review (2014)
BVA v6.0 Shipped v6.0.3 of our flagship application; projected deadline set by the team was met, and the shipping product contained more features than were initially in-scope Incorporated hundreds of unit tests; addressed all tests marked as inconclusive so that…
Professional Development – 2014 – Week 49
Dates covered: December 1-7, 2014 (week 49 of 52) Career Growing Developers (via Cameron Presley) The Dominant Leader Fallacy (via Eric Dietrich) How to Be an Effective Leader Even if You’re Shy (via Lifehacker) Lessons Learned Growing a Startup From Zero…
Professional Development – 2014 – Week 48
Dates covered: November 24-30, 2014 (week 48 of 52) Communication 27 Pre-Written Templates For Your Toughest Work Emails (via Lifehacker) Use One Lunch Hour to Network Instead of Your Usual Routine (via Lifehacker) Culture Why Programmers Work at Night (from Shawn Wildermuth…
Professional Development – 2014 – Week 47
Dates covered: November 17-23, 2014 (week 47 of 52) Culture Annihilating Complexity (via Eric Dietrich) The Power of Empathy (via Software Lead Weekly) The Value of Transparency (via Software Lead Weekly) How to Create a Great Intern Culture (via Software Lead Weekly) The…