Guidelines and intentions Good leadership is about setting guidelines and encouraging intention. Set guidelines for direction. This includes data and prioritization for what’s important and why. Encourage intention. Your team should be telling you what they intend to do given the guidelines. Ask questi... Sep 8, 2023
Break out of doing mode If you’re always in "doing" mode, you're probably not taking the time to ask questions. Take some time to think and reflect on what you've done and what you're planning to do. Are you doing the right things? Are you on track for what you want? What should you do differentl... Sep 7, 2023
Disagree and learn You don’t have to agree with everything a person thinks or does to learn something from them. It’s not about pleasing the crowd. It’s not about going along with what’s cool. Did you learn something that helps you? That’s what matters. And that could mean a lot of things. ... Sep 5, 2023
Why do you need to create a sense of urgency? I was in a rough reading patch and needed some inspiration. Randomly cracked open Reinventing Organizations and ended up on this page: Quote from "Reinventing Organizations" by Frederic Laloux This quote resonated with me, and helped solidify my leadership and management style... Sep 4, 2023
Coaching engineers with questions An individual contributor's career path is defined by answers. Having the answer. Finding the answer. Learning the possible answers. Some of the best engineers are those who are entrusted to find answers quickly or craft a creative answer. As an engineering leader, it's no lon... Aug 21, 2023
What’s the best way to give advice? No one has the same life experience you do. No one understands why you think the way you do. No one can hear your inner monologue except you. And if that’s true of ourselves, then it is probably true for others as well. Isn’t it? So why do we feel the need to tell someone else... Mar 24, 2022