Late Career
Overworked Drone Gives Up. "I Quit." How Senior Employees Can Regain Their Sanity.
Senior employees are in high demand to help out their teams. But that can lead to overwork. How can they balance everything?
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Interviewing
21 Terrible Interview Answers Guaranteed to Get You Rejected From That Job Opportunity
There are an unlimited number of good answers, but there are some awful answers that people keep repeating.
Career Growth
10 Traits of Successful Junior Software Engineers
It's a huge win to get your first position as a software engineer. Here's how to excel in your new job.
Organizations
7 Tips to Build a Mission-Driven Organization—Even at Big Tech
We tend to throw up our hands and assume that big companies mean big politics. It doesn't have to be that way.
Interviewing
"I Was Under Leveled!" — Avoiding the Tragedy of Making Only $500k a Year
Senior employees and executives make a common mistake while interviewing. They try to answer the interview questions, instead of focusing on their goals.
Organizations
How to Win at Politics in Big Tech - A Tongue in Cheek Examination
How a manager at a big tech company (not necessarily Amazon), can succeed in playing the political game. Not entirely tongue in cheek.
Early Career
12 Things I Learned in Big Tech
A list of 12 things which stood out to me as things I didn't originally understand before working at big tech.
Organizations
How to Improve the Cognitive Diversity of Your Organization
Cognitive diversity (vs. protected class diversity) is about finding people who think differently. How can we encourage different thinkers in our organizations?
Late Career
Why Leaders Never Say 'That's Not My Job'
A big part of leadership is recognizing that the boundaries of what is 'yours' is much broader than what is written in your job description.
Personal Dave Posts
A Guide on Building Your Newsletter and Coaching Business
How to make a newsletter, from tools to social media marketing to writing.
Career Growth
Navigating Career Bottlenecks in Management aka How to Progress to Middle Management
Many people don't successfully navigate the various hurdles in place between a successful IC career, and a high-flying middle management career. A few thoughts on that path.
Organizations
The Amazon Working Backward Process for Engineering
The working backwards process is the key mechanism Amazon uses to ensure that the right projects are funded. This same process should be used by engineering teams for their work.