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My conversation with Jean Lee is out. Empathy plays a big part in our lives, especially in leadership roles, either as a manager or an engineer. We talked about empathy, feedback, and more. Why Is ...
It's official now! I'm starting the new year with a promotion! I will be working as Software Engineering Manager in the new year!
One of my articles, "Don't Assume Consensus In The Absence of Objection," is featured in Software Lead Weekly Newsletter #462, a weekly email for busy people who care about people, culture, and lea...
One of my articles, "Don't Assume Consensus In The Absence of Objection," is featured in Pointer.io, a reading club for software developers. The newsletter goes to ~12k subscribers.
I published the new issue of my biweekly newsletter, Mektup. This time the topic was "Why do you hide your goals and ambitions?" If you want to read it, subscribe to my newsletter here and get it a...
One of my podcast episodes, #19: The Software Architect Role, is downloaded 100 times! It was my first episode without a guest. Thank you all for listening; you made my weekend!
Today is one of the days I need to self-coach myself. Self-coaching is nothing new to me, and I do it when I feel inadequate or unmotivated. The technique: You become your best friend. You ask your...
We're hiring for many roles! Jimdo is a place where health comes first. We just completed Free Fridays (no work on Fridays) for the whole of August, and this is only one of the many initiatives. I'...
I just finished 'Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life' by Anne Lamott. If you ever think of getting into writing, this is one of the best reads you can have. I will share my notes, d...
I finished Turn The Ship Around! by David Marquet a while ago but finally had some time to share my notes. 'Turn The Ship Around!' Book Summary, Review, and Notes
Today, I mentored a Software Engineer who was struggling with many different things in iOS App development. Details we discussed was about: • Programmatic vs storyboard UI development • Building dy...
Many people, especially students in critical career decisions, need someone who experienced a similar path. We've all been there somehow before and need to share our learnings. Mentoring someone is...
We usually share success. I want to break this and share where I was not successful. I wrote a talk proposal for the LeadDev event, and it got rejected this time. Of course, I will try it again!
I started live streaming on Superpeer with guests from the software industry to talk about different topics.