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Welcome to The Manager's Playbook, a recurring newsletter series on management and leadership skills. Let’s talk about one of the first steps in the manager journey: what to do when you get a new direct report. You’re about to start managing someone new. You&
Welcome back to my Monday Musings: a random collection of thoughts, musings and ideas. A month ago, I started playing Blue Prince. I’ve played almost every evening since I started. I can’t stop. It's so addictive. It’s a fascinating puzzle game where
Welcome back to The Story Toolbox, your regular dose of storytelling inspiration! Every two weeks, I’ll share practical steps to help you become a better storyteller. In each issue, I’ll give you a question or prompt to make you reflect on what you know, getting you
Welcome back to Shortcut Keys, your regular dose of productivity hacks. Every two weeks, I’ll share a tip, trick or recommendation to make your (work) life easier and more efficient. I’m in a lot of tech community Slacks. Communities for speakers, engineers, product folks, managers, event
Struggling to get your direct reports to share more during 1:1s? Are your 1:1s feeling a bit quiet? Do you wish your team would open up more? It’s a common challenge, especially when working with introverted or newer team members who you are still building trust
Welcome back to my Monday Musings: a random collection of thoughts, musings and ideas. This week I’m keynoting at Devoxx UK. And while I’m excited, I’m also a little nervous. At heart, I’m still what I like to call a social caterpillar
Welcome back to The Story Toolbox, your regular dose of storytelling inspiration! Every two weeks, I’ll share practical steps to help you become a better storyteller. In each issue, I’ll give you a question or prompt to make you reflect on what you know, getting you
Welcome back to Shortcut Keys, your regular dose of productivity hacks. Every two weeks, I’ll share a tip, trick or recommendation to make your (work) life easier and more efficient. One of my favourite parts of attending conferences and meetups is the hallway track: meeting new people and
Welcome to The Manager's Playbook, a recurring newsletter series on management and leadership skills. As leaders and managers, we should be aware of how our emotions and expressions impact others when we communicate. When we give feedback, do 1:1s, or make decisions in team meetings, our body
Welcome back to my Monday Musings: a random collection of thoughts, musings and ideas. The scene is set. A warm cup of tea. My favourite Disney jumper. Music from the parks in the background. A stack of books on Disney, storytelling and theme park design next to me. Even my
Welcome back to The Story Toolbox, your regular dose of storytelling inspiration! Every two weeks, I’ll share practical steps to help you become a better storyteller. In each issue, I’ll give you a question or prompt to make you reflect on what you know, getting you
Welcome to the first edition of Shortcut Keys, your regular dose of productivity hacks. Every two weeks, I’ll share a tip, trick or recommendation to make your (work) life easier and more efficient. Ever find yourself typing out the same links, email addresses, or phrases over and over
Welcome to the first edition of The Manager's Playbook, a recurring newsletter series on management and leadership skills. I started managing engineers in the summer of 2015. I had just been promoted to manage a few engineers on my team after going through an internal interview process. Up
Welcome to the first edition of Monday Musings: a random collection of thoughts, musings and ideas. “So how many programming languages do you know?” Let me set the scene: I’m at a networking event at an art gallery. In small clusters, local business owners are sharing
I've been wondering how to reboot this newsletter/blog and share more useful content with you all. So, over the next few weeks, I'll be starting a few new recurring series. Starting with this one! Welcome to the first edition of The Story Toolbox, your regular