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Whatcha gonna do with a toxic colleague

In 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, 2022

Whatcha gonna do with a toxic colleague

Apr 19, 2022

The floor is lava: a realistic approach to work-life balance

This post is part of my mentoring conversation series which includes relatively short posts on topics that have come from a mentoring…

Mar 30, 2022

The floor is lava: a realistic approach to work-life balance

Mar 30, 2022

Silly Baboons, Stubborn Elephants II: Navigating Culture Differences Across R&D groups

In September 2019 I published Silly Baboons, Stubborn Elephants: A Product Engineer’s Guide to Working with Platform Engineers. Since then…

Feb 22, 2022

Silly Baboons, Stubborn Elephants II: Navigating Culture Differences Across R&D groups

Feb 22, 2022

This email should have been a document

Everyone knows about the terribly boring and ineffective meeting that should have been an email, but… Should it really have been an email…

Feb 19, 2022

This email should have been a document

Feb 19, 2022

Tips for starting a new job

This post is part of my mentoring conversation series which includes relatively short posts on topics that have come from a mentoring…

Feb 7, 2022

Tips for starting a new job

Feb 7, 2022

Defensive estimations and time management

This post is part of my mentoring conversation series which includes relatively short posts on topics that have come from a mentoring…

Feb 1, 2022

Defensive estimations and time management

Feb 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, 2022

Rubber duck debugging — out. Talking to a person — in.

Jan 17, 2022

How to write an effective design document

So, 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, 2022

How to write an effective design document

Jan 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, 2021

Follow the technical road (in high heels)

Nov 2, 2021

Going places: How to manage your career

After 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, 2021

Going places: How to manage your career

Oct 25, 2021

Rina Artstain

Rina Artstain

Tech Lead @ Google • Ex-Dropbox • I create software by applying careful study, thoughtful listening and open conversation

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