My Best Advice for New Hires
I recently hired four new engineers for the API team at GitHub. Starting a new job is never easy, and I feel like it is especially harder when you land at one of
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✨ Worksheet: Introducing Engineering Design ✨
As a follow-up to my story about Introducing Engineering Design, I share the step-by-step guide I put together for my team when I first introduced this concept to them. Feel free to use
Two Stories About Transitioning to Engineering Management
I recently published 2 new stories about Engineering Leadership on Plato. These stories cover different challenges I had to overcome as an Engineering Manager. In the first article, When Words Bear More Weight
How to Supercharge Your Engineering Career
I often talk to engineers who feel stuck in their current position and struggle to get much progress on getting promoted. They believe they have what is needed to get to the next
The Red Dot Makes You Reactive
Notifications can easily get out of hand and interrupt your creative flow. This is disruptive because getting back “in the zone” or “in flow” takes a while.