Rina ArtstainWhatcha 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…7 min read·Apr 19, 2022----
Rina ArtstainThe 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…5 min read·Mar 30, 2022----
Rina ArtstainSilly 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…19 min read·Feb 22, 2022--1--1
Rina ArtstainThis 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…10 min read·Feb 19, 2022----
Rina ArtstainTips 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…3 min read·Feb 7, 2022----
Rina ArtstainDefensive 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…5 min read·Feb 1, 2022----
Rina ArtstainRubber 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…4 min read·Jan 17, 2022----
Rina ArtstainHow 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…10 min read·Jan 12, 2022----
Rina ArtstainFollow 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…16 min read·Nov 2, 2021----
Rina ArtstainGoing 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…10 min read·Oct 25, 2021----