{{< bookmark-card image="/bookmarks/page/48/images/1055997650.webp" title="Ten Principles for Growth as an Engineer - Dan Heller - Medium" link="https://medium.com/@daniel.heller/ten-principles-for-growth-69015e08c35b" domain="medium.com" date="2019-09-09" tags="career, tech" excerpt="A brief list of practices for maturing as a software engineer." >}} {{< bookmark-card image="/bookmarks/page/49/images/1055997804.jpg" title="Growth modeling for developers | ThoughtWorks" link="https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/growth-modeling-developers" domain="thoughtworks.com" date="2019-08-14" tags="career, tech" excerpt="For anybody beginning a career as a software developer, we often make assumptions about how to succeed — assumptions that often turn out to be hopelessly wrong. As I've discovered over the last year, growth opportunities present themselves in all sorts of surprising ways, and I w" >}} {{< bookmark-card image="/images/bookmark-placeholder.jpg" title="Engineering Management: The Pendulum Or The Ladder" link="https://charity.wtf/p/engineering-management-the-pendulum-or-the-ladder" domain="charity.wtf" date="2019-08-01" tags="career, leadership, tech" excerpt="Last night I was out with a dear friend who has been an engineering manager for a year now, and by two drinks in I was rattling off a long list things I always say to newer engineering managers. Th…" >}} {{< bookmark-card image="/images/bookmark-placeholder.jpg" title="The Engineer/Manager Pendulum" link="https://charity.wtf/p/the-engineer-manager-pendulum" domain="charity.wtf" date="2019-08-01" tags="career, leadership, tech" excerpt="Lately I’ve been doing some career counseling for people off Twitter (long story). The central drama for many people goes something like this: “I’m a senior engineer, but I’m thin…" >}} {{< bookmark-card image="/bookmarks/page/49/images/1055997535.png" title="The Definition of a Tech Lead" link="https://www.thekua.com/atwork/2014/11/the-definition-of-a-tech-lead" domain="thekua.com" date="2019-07-31" tags="career, leadership, tech, thoughtworks" excerpt="Our industry is infamous for confusing terms. Roles in software development are a good example. Titles like Architect, Tech Lead, Team Lead and Engineering Manager ... Read more" >}} {{< bookmark-card image="/bookmarks/page/50/images/1055997786.jpg" title="You are never too old to have a mentor - Victoria MacLennan - Medium" link="https://medium.com/@victoria.maclennan/you-are-never-too-old-to-have-a-mentor-e054c4881c2" domain="medium.com" date="2019-07-18" tags="career, leadership" excerpt="One of my standard interview questions is to ask whether a candidate has a mentor. A young woman I met recently answered that she had one but no longer needs a mentor — she knows everything she needs…" >}} {{< bookmark-card image="/bookmarks/page/51/images/1055997782.png" title="How to be an awesome mentee: a checklist - Mentorloop Mentoring Software" link="https://mentorloop.com/blog/be-kickass-mentee-checklist" domain="mentorloop.com" date="2019-07-10" tags="career, leadership, learning" excerpt="Ready to build a great mentoring relationship? Here's a checklist that will help you be an awesome mentee." >}} {{< bookmark-card image="/bookmarks/page/51/images/1055997776.jpg" title="25 Mentorship Questions to Ask Your Mentor or Mentee - Mentorloop" link="https://mentorloop.com/blog/25-mentorship-questions" domain="mentorloop.com" date="2019-07-10" tags="career, leadership, learning" excerpt="Here's a list of engaging mentorship questions to ask your mentor, help you dive deeper, and add some structure to your meetings." >}} {{< bookmark-card image="/bookmarks/page/51/images/1055997613.jpg" title="On being lost - wardleymaps - Medium" link="https://medium.com/wardleymaps/on-being-lost-2ef5f05eb1ec" domain="medium.com" date="2018-09-11" tags="business, career, leadership, product, productivity" excerpt="This is the story of my journey, from a bumbling and confused CEO lost in the headlights of change to having a vague idea of what I was doing. I say vague because I’m not going to make grand claims…" >}} {{< bookmark-card image="/bookmarks/page/53/images/1055997573.png" title="How to Negotiate Nicely Without Being a Pushover - HBR" link="https://hbr.org/2015/04/how-to-negotiate-nicely-without-being-a-pushover" domain="hbr.org" date="2015-04-19" tags="career, leadership" excerpt="Stress “we” over “I.”" >}} {{< bookmark-card image="/bookmarks/page/53/images/1055997564.webp" title="How to Build a Meaningful Career" link="https://hbr.org/2015/02/how-to-build-a-meaningful-career" domain="hbr.org" date="2015-02-11" tags="career, education, learning" excerpt="Practical steps you can take toward the larger goal." >}} {{< bookmark-card image="/bookmarks/page/54/images/1055997521.jpg" title="How to Scale Yourself and Get More Done Than You Thought Possible" link="https://zapier.com/blog/scale-yourself-scott-hanselman" domain="zapier.com" date="2014-12-24" tags="career, leadership, productivity" excerpt="The following is a detailed write-up of a popular productivity talk delivered by Scott Hanselman. Visit his blog, hanselman.com, for more productivity tips. \"Don't worry, just drop the ball." >}} {{< bookmark-card image="/bookmarks/page/54/images/1055997548.jpg" title="Uber Job Ad Reveals Company Mindset" link="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/uber-job-ad-reveals-company-jason-webster" domain="linkedin.com" date="2014-12-20" tags="career, interviews" excerpt="I'm not an Uber-hater. I use the service every couple of months, and I've always had a positive experience." >}} {{< bookmark-card image="/bookmarks/page/56/images/1055997460.jpg" title="Recruiting the Top 1 Percent - Joel Spolsky - Fog Creek Software - Internsh" link="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20070501/column-guest.html" domain="inc.com" date="2011-08-03" tags="career, interviews, talks, tech" excerpt="There's a better way to find and hire the very best employees." >}} {{< bookmark-card image="/bookmarks/page/56/images/1055997427.webp" title="Beating the Averages" link="http://www.paulgraham.com/avg.html" domain="paulgraham.com" date="2011-08-03" tags="career, interviews, tech" excerpt="" >}}