As your scope grows, getting buy-in and influencing without authority becomes table stakes. Here is a concrete exercise for building the kind of high-trust relationships that make everything else easier.
A set of introspective questions for leaders willing to take a hard look at the signals they are sending. The first in a DIY Executive Coaching series — frame the scenario, then pass the ball to you.
Three tiers of tech companies pay vastly different salaries. Here is why great engineers are still drawn to FAANG, what employers outside the top tier need to compete on, and how job seekers should think about negotiation.
Pursuing promotion at any cost leaves you vulnerable to blind spots and self-imposed career ceilings. Pursuing growth leads to greater self-understanding, more career fulfillment, and an ever-expanding comfort zone — and the promotions will follow.
If you do not have two hours of distraction-free focus time every workday, you have a problem to solve. Here is how to get time back on your calendar — whether you are an IC, a meeting owner, or a people manager.
George R.R. Martin says there are two types of writers: architects and gardeners. There is a useful analogy here for how we approach our careers — plus a third type I'd add to the list.