Whatcha gonna do with a toxic colleagueIn today’s mentoring session we discuss what to do about a toxic colleague. That person that makes you feel small and stupid, maybe taking…Apr 19, 2022Apr 19, 2022
The floor is lava: a realistic approach to work-life balanceThis post is part of my mentoring conversation series which includes relatively short posts on topics that have come from a mentoring…Mar 30, 2022Mar 30, 2022
Silly Baboons, Stubborn Elephants II: Navigating Culture Differences Across R&D groupsIn September 2019 I published Silly Baboons, Stubborn Elephants: A Product Engineer’s Guide to Working with Platform Engineers. Since then…Feb 22, 20221Feb 22, 20221
This email should have been a documentEveryone knows about the terribly boring and ineffective meeting that should have been an email, but… Should it really have been an email…Feb 19, 2022Feb 19, 2022
Tips for starting a new jobThis post is part of my mentoring conversation series which includes relatively short posts on topics that have come from a mentoring…Feb 7, 2022Feb 7, 2022
Defensive estimations and time managementThis post is part of my mentoring conversation series which includes relatively short posts on topics that have come from a mentoring…Feb 1, 2022Feb 1, 2022
Rubber duck debugging — out. Talking to a person — in.If you’re part of the software industry you may have heard of rubber duck debugging. The idea is when you’re trying to debug an issue…Jan 17, 2022Jan 17, 2022
How to write an effective design documentSo, you’ve come up with a beautiful, elegant, solid software design. But to move forward you have to get it approved. And to get it…Jan 12, 2022Jan 12, 2022
Follow the technical road (in high heels)Over the recent years we’ve seen an explosion in content about and for women in the workplace, and women in tech specifically. Broadly…Nov 2, 2021Nov 2, 2021
Going places: How to manage your careerAfter my last post on how I got my career back on track I was flooded with (at least 3) requests to share my advice on what I did to “level…Oct 25, 2021Oct 25, 2021