The Assignment Meeting Squeeze
People will do anything to avoid a meeting.
Apr 25, 20251 min read53
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For Managers
This series is includes recollections as a software engineering manager.
Date for a Date
Imagine you’re at work and someone asks you when a new project will be done. Perhaps it’s a request for an on the spot estimate. Further, imagine you have little to no idea. I’d like to introduce you to a concept that I thought was entirely ridiculou...
Apr 24, 20251 min read97
Hacking the Project Management Triangle
Audience If you’re reading this, I assume you’re a software engineering manager. However, the overall content applies to all projects, and the hack applies to all projects in the context of a company. What’s the Project Management Triangle? For the p...
Apr 23, 20252 min read63
Accomplishments Lists
You may have heard the advice to maintain a list of your accomplishments at work. Sometimes, these are called brag sheets, brag journals, etc. My first manager at my first full-time job recommended I keep one. That, along with, always get the company...
Jul 18, 20242 min read106
Type 1 and 2 Decisions
I was thinking about this today. I tend to make Type 2 decisions quickly. That can be a problem when others don't share the same framework or consider a particular decision Type 1.
Aug 10, 20221 min read101