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Leaders Should Not Work in Hero Mode
The Elon Musk vs Twitter saga pushed me into writing an article about a topic that I’ve been postponing for too long.
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Avoiding the Culture Trap
Last week, I was sharing some thoughts with a colleague about building diverse teams.
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Thoughts on my First 90 Days at Stripe
I initially intended to only share this post internally at Stripe.
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My Best Advice for New Hires
I recently hired four new engineers for the API team at GitHub.
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✨ Worksheet: Introducing Engineering Design ✨
As a follow-up to my story about Introducing Engineering Design, I share the step-by-step guide I put together for my team when I first introduced this…
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Two Stories About Transitioning to Engineering Management
I recently published 2 new stories about Engineering Leadership on Plato.
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How to Supercharge Your Engineering Career
I often talk to engineers who feel stuck in their current position and struggle to get much progress on getting promoted.
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Designing for Scale
A newsletter about scaling software engineering teams. I write about engineering leadership, building and scaling engineering teams, remote work, and what's happening in Big Tech.
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