• From Perfect Plans to Real Progress: The Power of Taking the First Step

    From Perfect Plans to Real Progress: The Power of Taking the First Step

    2–3 minutes

    We’ve all been there. You have a great idea, a new project to start, or a big goal you want to achieve. But instead of jumping in, you find yourself stuck. You’re convinced you need the perfect plan, the perfect execution, and a guaranteed perfect outcome. You want to have everything figured out before you Read more

  • Going Public with my Engineering Leadership Playbook

    Going Public with my Engineering Leadership Playbook

    2–3 minutes

    TL;DR I’m about to drop a series of posts on leadership, team structure, and career‑level transitions. In this teaser I’ll explain why I’m sharing my story and give you a sneak‑peek at the first three pieces you can’t miss. What’s the Hook? I’ve spent the last decade walking the tightrope that sits between being a senior engineer and Read more

  • Boosting Team Productivity Through Communication

    Boosting Team Productivity Through Communication

    3–5 minutes

    Communication is crucial in every aspect of life and work. In a remote work setup, we don’t see each other in person. Hence every form of interaction, casual or formal, boils down to visual communication (video, audio) or message based communication (slack, email). It is necessary to have effective communication in the workplace to build Read more

  • How to Navigate Hierarchy and Authority to give Effective Feedback

    How to Navigate Hierarchy and Authority to give Effective Feedback

    2–3 minutes

    In this post, I continue discussing effective feedback strategies following my previous post on mentoring to give feedback. Clarify Your Role, Then Deliver the Feedback Step What to Do Why It Matters Identify your stake You’re the one who’s blocked, so you’re entitled to raise the issue. Ownership drives action. Seek a mediator if needed Read more

  • A Real-World Mentoring Example to Give Effective Feedback

    A Real-World Mentoring Example to Give Effective Feedback

    2–3 minutes

    In this post I will address a real‑world Q&A on communication, feedback, and process‑building in a dev team. Case Study “One thing that’s causing some considerable delays to this project is that X is not as responsive as I would expect.I haven’t been able to reach him at all this morning. It’s not uncommon that it takes Read more

  • Accelerate Product Delivery: Quality & Collaboration Strategies

    Accelerate Product Delivery: Quality & Collaboration Strategies

    1–2 minutes

    This post is part of the series – Accelerating Delivery Without Losing Quality: Lessons From a Team’s Internal Struggle. See the related posts here. In the previous post I wrote about how we optimised release testing in production. In this post, I will talk additional lessons we learned to accelerate our enterprise product release cadences Read more

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