This two-part series focuses on the terrible situation of burning out at work. Part one dealt with signs you should watch out for. In this part I touch on ways to avoid it in the first place. I’ve spent a long time writing, and rewriting, this post because I kept seeing new examples of people… [Continue Reading]
This two-part series focuses on the terrible situation of burning out at work. This part deals with signs you should watch out for. Part two touches on ways to avoid it in the first place. Burnout is real. I hadn’t witnessed it first hand until earlier this year, when a close colleague and mentor of… [Continue Reading]
Everything was on fire when Jacob joined Horizon Engineering as a new manager. Deadlines were missed, team morale was low, and no one really knew what was going on. Jacob knew what to do though, and over the next couple years, he transformed his group. The fires slowly began to disappear and the team began to… [Continue Reading]
Omar’s boss had been hounding him for the past few weeks. Omar had been on top of their new project, but it didn’t seem enough. With the sudden seemingly negative attention on him, he began to wonder if he had lost his boss’ confidence. Why else would he be micromanaging the project now? He began… [Continue Reading]
I’ve got two young daughters of my own. Even before they were born, I struggled a lot with balancing time for my career and time with my wife. Working in New York City, it’s not very common for people to have kids in their 20s or early 30s—let alone be married. I’m sure you’ve dealt… [Continue Reading]
If it hasn’t happened already, there will be many times in your career when you’re simply wrong. When you’ve fought hard for or against something only to realize it was the wrong call. Imagine a path that divides into two and you have to choose which way to go. The choice is deciding whether to… [Continue Reading]
