I’ve written previously about how assumptions can ruin your career, but I realize that it’s important to know how to handle squashing your assumptions too. It’s not a very difficult process, but it does require knowing how to do it and plenty of practice. This post is dedicated to giving you the framework to get started,… [Continue Reading]
I remember at the beginning of my career as a web developer how I’d watch the clock and bolt when 5pm rolled in. Back then, work was just something I had to do to get money. I thought I had a pretty good work-life balance, and I was fine until I started losing passion and getting bored…. [Continue Reading]
As a manager, lead, or engineer, a lot of your time is spent trying to figure out how to do your job. You can get bogged down in the details, and sometimes, it comes at the expenses of the broader vision. In my own journey of exploring leadership styles, the one thing in common between… [Continue Reading]
Not long ago I read the news of Elon Musk stepping down from the president’s economic advisory council. His reason was because he disagreed with the president’s decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement. Afterward, a string of other CEOs followed suit, saying on principle they couldn’t stay on the committee. This made… [Continue Reading]
It’s not always easy to stay positive. Everyone is entitled to feeling the emotions they feel. Anyone who tells you otherwise isn’t doing justice to the fact that people have complex needs. When we look at others, we shouldn’t be so quick to judge if they don’t always seem positive or in a good mood. For yourself, however, you should set… [Continue Reading]
People are going to panic sometimes. Things are going to get occasionally messy. It may be because of layoffs, a change in leadership, your company being acquired, or something as seemingly mundane as a mishandled seating change. It’s times like this that a person’s core comes out. It’s easy to get swept up in the wave of passion,… [Continue Reading]
Lately my work day has been filling up with meeting after meeting. My time at home is completely booked with the kids. Even after everyone is asleep, I’m usually too exhausted to do anything really productive. Most people are in a similar situation, where their time is already maxed out but they need to do more… [Continue Reading]
Chances are you’ve missed out on taking a paid vacation day over the past year. The numbers are staggering, with 55% of Americans reporting that they ended the year with unused paid vacation days. [1] That’s 658 million vacation days left untaken. What you might not realize is that missing those days is directly connected to how… [Continue Reading]
Gloria’s rise within the company was simply amazing. Just a few years ago she was like any other engineer. Everything began to change when she decided to be more involved and began coming up with innovative solutions to complex problems. There was a lot of risk involved—she was putting her reputation on the line—but she managed… [Continue Reading]
I had no idea, until today, that you could get a 100% valid and free SSL certificate for your website. I just set it up for this blog and now I’m HTTPS compatible with a green secure icon, and I paid nothing! Shout-out to @ericlaw for the tip. There’s absolutely no reason every website shouldn’t… [Continue Reading]
