Disclaimer: It's another post I haven't planned. It was inspired by various discussions and situations I've encountered within the last few months. I have the pleasure and privilege to work with many startups representing different industries, countries of origin, sizes, and levels of organizational...
The funny thing about leadership is that the more I speak/write about it, the more people become interested in the topic and the more questions (about it) I get. It's not necessarily a bad thing (well, but I'd rather not have this blog about the...
I've read a good book about technical leadership and seniority in engineering recently - "Staff Engineer" [https://www.amazon.com/Staff-Engineer-Leadership-beyond-management-ebook/dp/B08RMSHYGG/] by Will Larson [https://twitter.com/Lethain]. I've already reviewed it here [https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3870963321] (feel free...
Categorization, classification, segmentation - we, human beings, love labeling things and separating them into buckets. I am not an exception, and as someone who builds & develops engineering teams, I have a habit of classifying ... engineers. Of course, there are many ways of doing that: by seniority, by area of...
Sometimes you encounter a striking figure of speech, comparison or just a metaphor that illustrates some concept in a much better way than anything you knew until now. It's so good you can't let it get unnoticed. In my case, it happened e.g. when I&...
Picking your next professional endeavor ain't easy. There's plenty of advice regarding that on the Internet. Usually, this topic is covered from junior's perspective - how to choose your first job, what to avoid, what kind of questions to ask first, etc. But in...
