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Career strategy for technology professionals, from the coaching room.
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1. Equip every manager for continuous feedback (John Doerr, Measure What Matters Resources) 2. Cultivate psychological safety by training all levels and role types to give effective feedback and...
August 21, 2022 · 5 min read
July 29, 20224 min read
Stop shopping for jobs. Image by Ricardo Resende via Unsplash.
March 8, 20227 min read
Cultivate at least one Well-Placed Mentor to co-validate your bridge plan. Continue to engage your general mentors on what they do best.
February 21, 20227 min read
How to identify and develop the #1 hard skill and soft skill for Your Next Big Thing. Photo: Branko Stancevic
February 8, 20224 min read
Achieving the #1 certification in your industry signals credibility and creates network.
December 15, 20213 min read
My first 5-year goal was moving with a job to Europe. We got married in Seattle and spent our first 5 years near my family. This 9 hour time difference / 10 hour flight distance to my wife's...
October 6, 20216 min read
At this point, you might be on to something. You've seen friends make the leap and they are loving it. They got promoted and moved into an exciting new role. You're feeling energy in your free...
July 27, 20217 min read
“I applied there, but never heard back.” How many times we have seen a promising company or exciting opportunity online. We polish our resume, send it away and cross our fingers. A day goes by,...
May 21, 20215 min read
In the past decade I reinvented my career. I surfed from Finance through Big Tech and Startups. Now I've founded a business to help you reach your next big thing.
February 2, 20219 min read
We create opportunity not by our excellence in one single thing. There is always someone more proficient in a particular skill. Whatever I know now, someone else will know more tomorrow. Business...
October 20, 20203 min read
I am fortunate to speak with other people about their ambitions and career goals. At this moment, joining big tech is socially encouraged - a 'smart choice' to justify time and effort for....