Personal Dave Posts
Sex, Blood, and Newsletters — Lessons From the First 6 Months
Things I've learned or observed during the first 6 months of my newsletter.
Newsletter
Interviewing
The Amazon Writing Exercise — Nailing the Written Amazon Interview
The written exercise at Amazon is your opportunity to demonstrate that you can be a senior leader at Amazon.
Career Growth
A Couple Decades of Unlearning — Lessons on the Path to Director
Over the couple of decades of my career, I've unlearned quite a few things. I decided to share some beliefs I've since decided were wrong.
Career Growth
How to Ask Your Manager For a Promotion - Own Your Career!
Own your own career. Build a project plan for promotion, and own it with your manager.
Interviewing
What's Broken About Tech Interviewing and a Few Crazy Ideas
An analysis of the current tech interviewing process, and some ideas to test.
Organizations
Why Amazon is Innovative - Roadmap Before Resources
Resource constraints and how they define how Amazon operates and continues to innovate.
Personal Dave Posts
My Path to Writing a Newsletter, Finances, and Motivation - a Personal Story
A personal reflection on money, drive, commitments, investing, and more.
People Managers
Managers Can't Always Be Friendly - Why You Need to Scare Your Employees
Being candid in conversations can be hard for the manager, and come across harsh for the employee. It's also necessary.
Early Career
Everything You Need to Know About One-on-One Meetings
Having a strong one-on-one culture can create a powerful relationship between employee and manager.
Interviewing
10 Steps to Write a LinkedIn Profile and Why It Matters
Having a high quality LinkedIn profile is not optional these days. Details of why, and how to build a proper profile.
Interviewing
What to Expect from the Amazon Interview and Hiring Process
A full summary of the entire Amazon interview and hiring process, from resume review to the questions, to offer completion. How to do the preparation necessary to be successful.
Early Career
Why Good Enough is Better Than Perfect
Quality is not a measure of good or bad work. It's a measure of how much effort you put into your work.