growth… Eric Brooke Strength Finders Feb 2018 12 Feb 20182 Dec 2018 So as part of a team building exercise I redid my Strength Finders 2.0. It had changed. Here is my previous one Whilst three strengths were the same (in bold),…
Communcation… Leading leaders 21 Jan 20181 May 2023 Maybe you are a Director, a Head of X or a Vice President, and you now own a department or multiple teams. Moving from a front line leader i.e managing Individual…
Career Management… Surviving a Technical Interview 23 Nov 201516 Jan 2018 Over my career as a software something, I have had a bunch of technical interviews. Some I have done well in and some I have not. The first part of this…
Change Management… Leading software engineers 14 Apr 201515 Feb 2019 A friend (non technical) recently asked me how I lead my dev team, he had led product and marketing before, so I have attempted to focus on the differences, that…
Culture… Is ageism a lazy form of decision making? 15 Aug 201415 Aug 2014 Ageism is often used in reference to what some people think about older people. I have seen ageism used to undermine the opinions and thoughts of younger people.I think what…
Career Management… Actions speak louder then words 28 Mar 201428 Mar 2014 A person, company, organization community can be judged on its actions and behaviours not its intents. Especially when the shit hits the fan. Its easy to be nice when the…
Career Management… Becoming a junior rails developer 23 Feb 201416 Jan 2018 So I looked for a tech cofounder and infact found almost three. Then a friend who was a developer said they would be happy to "play" and see what comes…
Career Management… the need to reflect on yourself 26 Sep 201328 Sep 2013 I am a workaholic (I never feel I work hard enough), there used to be a few things that make me pause and force me to reflect such as illness,…
Career Management… Leading your professional you 27 May 201328 May 2013 The reality for most people is you will have many jobs and careers. My journey so far would appear to be all over the map. I started as apprentice potter,…
Change Management… Becoming a leader of an organization 24 May 201315 Jan 2018 So recently someone I respect has being promoted to become a leader of an organization. I want them to be successful, so I thought long and hard if I had…
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