Why Great Performance Isn’t a Case for Promotion
Promoting on current performance turns great performers into struggling ones. The Peter Principle, and how promoting for the next level avoids it.
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Hello and welcome! I am Eduardo Klein, a Brazilian software engineering manager who works for VTEX in the digital commerce industry.
I am also the developer and maintainer of Chess Hub, an online platform for chess players to track their ratings, explore federation and world rankings, manage chess clubs and events, and connect with the chess community — all in one place.
On this site, I write about my professional experience in leadership, management, and software engineering in the technology industry. I occasionally write about other personal interests.
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Recent Posts
Situational Leadership
Situational leadership is the ability to adapt your leadership style to the development level of the person you are leading.
The Escalation Trap
Exploring the escalation trap through systems thinking and discovering how de-escalation is a powerful skill for resolving conflicts in business and life.
Problem-Solving in Software Engineering
Understanding problem-solving expectations and levels to build a robust engineering toolkit and advance your career.
The traits and pitfalls in Software Engineering careers
What separates engineers who thrive from those who plateau? The key traits to develop and common pitfalls to avoid at each career level.
Effective Communication in Software Engineering
Understanding communication expectations and levels to enhance team communication and collaboration.
The Ivy Lee Method for Managing Priorities
A productivity method that consists of listing the six most crucial tasks to accomplish the next day and working through each in order of importance.
Developing Software Engineering Strategies
A high-level plan or approach designed to achieve specific objectives in software engineering teams and projects.
Reasons People Get Laid Off
A summary of the HBR.org article 5 Reasons People Get Laid Off, by Marlo Lyons.
An Approach to Career Development
A step-by-step approach to intentional career development.
NLP Meta-Model
A neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) tool designed to enhance communication by addressing its deletions, distortions, and generalizations.
Progressive Deployments
Strategies to execute successful progressive deployments.