Effective Communication in Software Engineering
Understanding communication expectations and levels to enhance team communication and collaboration.
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2024
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.
2023
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.
Delivering Results over Being Right
Some thoughts on how delivering results is more important than being right.
Preparation for an Entry-Level Software Engineering Role
Advice for a young graduate preparing for entry-level roles at tech companies.
Random Website Links using Chat GPT-4
How I built a simple Python script using Chat GPT-4 to get random pages of my website.
Essential Tips for Meaningful Conversations
Three essential tips to improve communication and impact daily interactions.
Reactive Architecture
Building Responsive, Resilient, and Scalable Systems.
Becoming a Toastmaster
This month I joined the Toastmasters International organization to pursue my development in communication and leadership. I joined the Nós Toastmasters Club,...
Production x Production Capability
The P/PC Balance is a concept first introduced by Stephen Covey, and a key principle for achieving effectiveness and long-term success.
Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps
A summary of the book Accelerate, written by Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim.
Managing Priorities with the Eisenhower Matrix
The Eisenhower Matrix is a straightforward and popular time management tool that can help you to get organized and execute around priorities.
How the World Really Works
Today I finished reading How the World Really Works, a reading recommendation I received from a Bill Gates recommended reading video and I became really inte...
Writing Guides to Support Your Teams
An effective asynchronous communication approach to support your teams in handling specific challenges.
The Shu-Ha-Ri Way of Learning
Shu-Ha-Ri is a Japanese martial art concept that we use to describe the stages of learning.
2022
What is Continuous Delivery?
Continuous Delivery is a DevOps technical practice that lets us make changes into production quickly and reliably. Let’s recap its principles and foundations.
Software Engineering Team Size
A collection of valuable insights about how to size software engineering teams, a core principle of organizational design in tech companies.
Taking Notes of One-on-ones
Taking notes of one-on-one meetings is an important step to support the growth of your direct reports and help you keep track of it.
Effective Communication
The way we communicate with other people has a big impact on the effectiveness of the message we want to deliver.
Performance Review Cycle
An overview of the Performance Review Cycle process.
What Distinguishes Great Software Engineers?
The key traits of top software engineers, based on a comprehensive 2019 research study.
Code Kata
Code Kata is a programming exercise that helps software developers improve their coding skills through practice.
The 5 Trademarks of Agile Organizations
The Five Trademarks of Agile Organizations is a great article shared by McKinsey & Company, that I discovered when studying Cloud & DevOps: Continuou...
Deceptive Design
Deceptive design, also known as dark patterns, is a practice where a website or app uses some trick to take advantage of you; to make you do something you ot...
Software Delivery Performance Metrics
Results from the State of DevOps 2021 Report.
The Habit of Saving
The habit of consistently saving a part of what you earn is a fundamental principle of most, if not all, approaches to building wealth.
DEFCON Process
An established protocol to guide deployment routines.
Different Types of Schedules
There is this great article, “Maker’s schedule, manager’s schedule”, written by Paul Graham, that covers the differences between the schedules of makers (whi...
Stewardship Delegation
A delegation approach focused on results that establishes up-front mutual understanding and commitment regarding expectations in five areas: desired results,...
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