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Answer the Unasked Questions — A Guide to Proactive Communication
When you're asked questions — do you literally answer just those questions, or do you try to answer the root question behind them?
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Why "They" Are Always Screwing Up: A Guide to Removing Enemies
You can't be a leader if you treat co-workers as "them".
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AI Won't Take Software Engineering Jobs
A detailed look at the AI of today, why it's a continuation of yesterday, and what tomorrow will look like.
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Introvert to Director — Leading in Your Unique Way
My path to Director would have surprised a younger Dave. I had a particular view of what being a leader was, and I felt my personality didn't match. I…
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22 Invaluable Life and Career Lessons
This fun article was a list of topics I wanted to write about, but didn't want to turn into entire articles on their own. And to encourage you to read…
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No One Wants to Be a Follower, But They Often Are: All About Mimetic Desire.
If you're not careful, you'll find yourself working hard to achieve the goals of others. Think about your priorities, and decide if you're investing in…
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A Guide to Being a Great On-call.
Being a good operator builds a wealth of skills. But there are a few tricky aspects you'll want to think about.
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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.
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A Guide to Owning Instead of Helping
Helping others is great, but it doesn't hold a candle to owning things. I walk through ownership vs helping, and why your kids are bad at doing the…
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Questions and Answers from Reddit CSCareerQuestions - An Experiment
A few choice questions from CSCareerQuestions, answered by Dave. Topics include job rescinding, teammate competition, job hunting, performance feedback…
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We're Going the Wrong Way, But At Least We're Making Good Time - Feeling Accomplished != Creating Impact
Creating an impact doesn't always make you feel accomplished, and feeling accomplished doesn't necessarily mean you're creating an impact.
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A Few School Lessons You Should Cheerfully Forget
School teaches some good lessons, and some bad. Here I walk through a few lessons you should unlearn.
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