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6 Mechanisms Which Drive Personal Career Success
These mechanisms relate to your ability to focus on your priorities, drive your career forward, and network over the years. Small but critical tools you…
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Dave Anderson
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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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Dave Anderson
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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