Managing Up
Levels in an organization garble communication. A skip-level meeting is an opportunity to communicate clearly. Most importantly, it helps low-level employees see past their blinders.
Early Career
Being a good student might make you a poor worker. Here are a few habits and behaviors that might serve you well in the classroom but poorly in the workplace.
Organizations
Investments in operations should be at a minimal level that maintains the systems in an acceptable state forever. Poor operations are clearly bad news. But perfect operations are a waste of money.
Career Growth
You can't stop your company from conducting layoffs, but you can prepare yourself to reduce the negative impact to you and your family.
Mid Career
How bad is the worst-case scenario of your systems? I suspect it's not as bad as the DynamoDB system.
Early Career
The better you get, the more work finds you. These skills help you survive success without losing your mind. Plus an early life lesson from my Dad.
Organizations
Amazon is decentralized and has a strong focus on ownership. This causes various positive and negative impacts. Let's walk through those impacts, and how you can navigate them successfully.
People Managers
The management job comes with interesting people challenges. Here are four I've run into more than a few times and what to do when they land in your lap.
Organizations
When humans inevitably slip, the 5 Whys uncover the real fixes hiding beneath the surface. The 5 Whys expose our weak systems, not our weak people.
Organizations
From code generation to shifting developer roles to organizational decay, here’s what stood out to me in their discussion.
Early Career
What do high school students, and experienced professionals have in common? We all unwisely put off our most important work.
Organizations
The shift from customer obsession to career obsession happens quietly, usually through the hiring process. But as your original leadership team transitions out, a new culture moves in.