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The Amazon Leadership Principles - A Complete Interview Guide
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A Simple Guide to Financial Independence
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Don't Let Others Run Your Life — Cut Your Schedule Like a Slasher Movie
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Have You Been Ignoring Implicit Feedback, Letting Your Career Pay the Price?
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13 Tech Career Misconceptions — Things I Wish I'd Learned Earlier
Misunderstandings about performance, promotions, influence, and leadership that most people only realize late in their careers.
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Dave Anderson
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Heard of Design Patterns? How About Behavior Patterns.
Recognize patterns in management to be able to solve issues, and deliver results.
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Dave Anderson
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Writing and Speaking Clearly and Concisely - Upgrading Your Communication
Communicating takes practice and skill. Learn the ingredients to high-quality communication.
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Why You Should Give Feedback — And How to Deliver It Without the Awkward Crying
The why and how to write feedback for others.
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RTO is a lie, 3rd party misinformation, the source of my anecdotes, and how (not) to make decisions. An article of many topics!
Sometimes writing about one topic just isn't good enough.
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A Time When I Was Tricked Into Being Honest — Bringing Facts Into Work Discussions
Moving discussions from emotional interpretations to facts and metrics can move a group from conflict to problem-solving.
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Do Jerks Get Hired For Management Roles, or Does Management Create Jerks?
I assumed that certain rude personalities were promoted to leadership positions. Then I both found myself being promoted, and adopting some of those…
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The Art of Simplification: Why We (over) Build When We Should Simplify
Removing things is often just as complex as adding things. It is a way to add value which is often overlooked.
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The 150 Point Rule of Thumb. How to Strategically Approach Career Pivots.
We don't always begin our careers where we'd like them to end up. We're not stuck with jobs where we began them. I walk through paths to move your…
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