: On Interview Feedback I went to an interview this Wednesday and haven’t heard back. Naturally, my inner monologue …
: It’s your job as a manager to say the hard things. Don’t assume people will figure it out on their …
: This week I reminded myself as I leader I shouldn’t shield my team from the difficult topics. In …
: Consider Taxes Part of Your Compensation Where I live it’s common to negotiate the take-home amount of salary you’d get. So common in fact …
: Trust is a prerequisite for thriving at any organisation. If you don’t trust your employer, or your …
: On long notice periods A notice period beyond one month is a red flag. It suggests the organisation: Struggles in …
: When delivering news on compensation changes, give context to help people understand. Explain how it …
: One duty I find particularly challenging as a leader is delivering news on salary adjustments. …
: The notion one can specialise in DevOps without learning to program is absurd. The very idea of …
: You might want to effect change as a leader, but you will always face opposition from those who …
: Decisions made by others are often different than the ones I would have taken. Sometimes they feel …
: Being right does not justify feeding your ego.
: Don’t limit yourself to a job description. You can offer much more than that.
: A friend once asked me if taking a software development course could help her get her a job as a …
: People are seldom irrational. When someone is saying or doing something, you’ve got to find the …
: Running’s all about perseverance and consistency, but when I do an outstanding run, it really …
: Choosing not to respond to communication you’d like to avoid is just as toxic as snapping back at …
: Ask other people things. Tell them of your concerns. Ignore hierarchy as much as you can without …
: The Digital Markets Act is a HUGE deal for businesses and users in the E.U. Better really late than …
: Don’t put a nohello.net link in your profile on IM. It makes you unapproachable, and it says …
: Hierarchy on the job is made up. Those who report to you can be smarter than you. They can earn more …
: Children can’t be a means to create purpose in a relationship. On the contrary, the …
: Relationship problems don’t get fixed on their own. People have to take active effort to address …
: Marriage is a measurement of commitment but not a guarantee of such.
: Right decisions need not always stick to the rules.
: On Holiday Parties As much as I like Christmas/end-of-year parties, I acknowledge they are a magnet for toxicity and …
: On Résumé Red Flags When I read your résumé, I want to rule you out—I look for signs that indicate you wouldn’t be able …
: Massive life-hack: if you have a feeling you understand isn’t justified or helpful, you can ignore …
: Allow people to tell you no instead of preemptively telling it to yourself.
: People’s treatment of others is most commonly affected by inaccurate or plain wrong models they’ve …
: People’s worth is unrelated to their occupation, or age, or gender, or education. They are none of …
: On Being Disliked as a Manager It’s okay for managers to be disliked as long as it’s for the right reasons: Delivering …
: Naturally, a single manager’s authority is limited. When her employees are part of a toxic team …
: But what if all positive people leave a team, and it only attracts more toxicity and bad performers? …
: “There are some difficult people in the team,” said by leaders when onboarding someone new …
: Agile is not a tool that does performance management. Scrum masters don’t manage people, and team …
: 1.5 yo 👶 + glass 🎄 ornaments = oh no.
: When you don’t assert yourself and allow other people to make your choices, it’s still on you when …
: Things only have the value you make them out to have.
: Categorising people is comforting but is disrespectful and doesn’t even work. People are complex. …
: Red flags regarding your manager: They have a dozen direct reports or more. They are constantly …
: We might hate confrontation and avoid it whenever we can, but as managers it’s part of what we have …
: Successful parenting involves parents taking the time to relax, reflect, spend time on hobbies, …
: Hiring #1 When hiring for a role, you need to have a clear vision what objectives need to be achieved by the …
: A photo, date of birth, sex, hobbies, are things that shouldn’t be on a résumé. It’s a document …
: Pro tip: you can get on in life just fine without people knowing you are right.
: But this is not to say remote work isn’t the way. What managers, teams have to do is realise …
: Disengagement in remote work is a wholly different view of what work is, not slacking off. …
: Commute is the strongest deterrent to working from an office. Disengagement is the strongest …
: Evolution of LinkedIn user content: lacklustre charts now show animated edges to give them extra …
: The torch in my arm pierces through the early evening and reveals the path of fallen leaves ahead. …
: On arguments you can't (and needn't) win. I saw the following situation unfold through the window: Car A finds the only empty parking spot on …
: You may reasonably expect that in large multinational corporations global rules and policies would …
: November evening runs with their mist and cold air, and utter darkness before six p.m.
: It’s ultimately better to choose to be the villain in one’s eyes rather than try to please everyone, …
: Sometimes elections are the time one realises democracy has already died. It’s because people have …
: Jewellery website pro tip: you need to hire a photographer. It’s the most basic thing you have to …
: Company culture can’t be “fixed” by any one person. Best they can do is attempt change on a local …
: Growth mindset might be something only attainable by those who already have it (but might not …
: Emotion is a pretty bad starting point to any interaction. I should always try to identify its …
: October afternoons are for lazy car washes.
: Sometimes you are not even given a chance. Sometimes you are capable to move on. Sometimes it is a …