{{< bookmark-card image="/bookmarks/page/47/images/1055997731.jpg" title="7 Things I Learnt from 10 Conversations About Recognition" link="https://medium.com/@matfarley/7-things-i-learnt-from-10-conversations-about-recognition-727bcef1b8b6" domain="medium.com" date="2019-10-15" tags="career, leadership, psychology" excerpt="If you aren’t familiar with Officevibe check them out, but essentially it’s a tool that uses an ongoing survey with a randomised set of questions. Results are then grouped into 10 metrics…" >}} {{< bookmark-card image="/bookmarks/page/48/images/1055997821.jpg" title="Accelerate - Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organisations" link="https://www.mattbutton.com/accelerate-building-and-scaling-high-performing-technology-organisations" domain="mattbutton.com" date="2019-09-26" tags="agile, leadership, management, product, productivity, tech" excerpt="I first read Accelerate by Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, Gene Kim back in 2018 when it was a hot topic in the office; only an hour or two would go by between overhearing somebody talk about it, internal blog posts were being written, and we’d receive emails about following the fin" >}} {{< 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/1055997557.jpg" title="Opinion | Why Some Teams Are Smarter Than Others" link="http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/opinion/sunday/why-some-teams-are-smarter-than-others.html" domain="mobile.nytimes.com" date="2019-07-19" tags="leadership" excerpt="It’s about listening, empathy and having more women." >}} {{< 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/1055997598.webp" title="Go Corporate or Go Home" link="https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2016/03/17/go-corporate-or-go-home" domain="ribbonfarm.com" date="2018-09-11" tags="business, leadership, management, productivity, tech" excerpt="" >}} {{< bookmark-card image="/bookmarks/page/51/images/1055997687.png" title="Reaching Peak Meeting Efficiency - Learning By Shipping" link="https://medium.learningbyshipping.com/reaching-peak-meeting-efficiency-f8e47c93317a" domain="medium.learningbyshipping.com" date="2018-09-11" tags="leadership, product, productivity" excerpt="Meetings are either a necessary evil or necessarily evil, depending on who you ask. Meetings are undeniably the most important tool for building a diverse, high-performance team with shared values." >}} {{< bookmark-card image="/bookmarks/page/51/images/1055997698.jpg" title="How To Lead When You Have No Authority - The Startup - Medium" link="https://medium.com/swlh/how-to-lead-when-you-have-no-authority-9f22206356d4" domain="medium.com" date="2018-09-11" tags="leadership" excerpt="This article provides four strategies that empower you to lead within your organization, whether you have authority or not. You don't have to be in a management role to lead. Learn how to transform your organization from the inside out." >}} {{< 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/52/images/1055997647.jpg" title="Making Engineering Team Communication Clearer, Faster, Better" link="http://firstround.com/review/making-engineering-team-communication-clearer-faster-better" domain="firstround.com" date="2017-09-26" tags="leadership, tech" excerpt="Derek Parham specializes turning engineers into great communicators. Here's the framework he used to do it at both Google and on the Hillary Clinton campaign." >}} {{< 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/1055997553.jpg" title="What I Learned About Life After Interviewing 80 Highly Successful People |" link="http://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-i-learned-life-after-interviewing-80-highly-people-altucher" domain="linkedin.com" date="2015-01-18" tags="interviews, leadership" excerpt="\"You interrupt too much,\" people email me. \"Let your guests finish talking." >}} {{< 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." >}}