Tag technical-leadership

being promoted is always a double edged sword, but at least it generally means you get more spreadsheets to play with

Gareth Rushgrove (@garethr)Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:29 GMT

My management style consists mostly of telling folks to delete Teams from their phones and go away when on vacation

Scott Hanselman (@shanselman)Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:24 GMT

Now: "Nah don't invite me, I don't need to be in every meeting" Later: "When was this decided??"

Emily (@EmilyKager)Wed, 18 Nov 2020 18:12 GMT

A thing I don't see talked about much is the loneliness of seniority. It's hard to find people to bounce ideas off of, especially being back at a tiny company. Community Slacks are nice but when you're off in weird niche land, peers are hard to find and it's sad.

Noah Kantrowitz (@kantrn)Sat, 26 Sep 2020 23:15 +0000

The more senior you are, the more obvious you should be about what you don't know. Ask questions openly, frequently, willingly and kindly. Seniority is a kind of specialization, not a badge of all knowledge: be obvious about this and it helps reduce imposter syndrome in the team.

K. Adam White (@kadamwhite)Fri, 04 Sep 2020 19:36 +0000

I wish someone had told me that being a Senior Engineer would involve so much reading and writing of docs. Nothing wrong with it but had I known I would have spent more of my earlier career becoming a better writer.

Jem Young ✊🏾 (@JemYoung)Tue, 04 Aug 2020 23:05 +0000