The importance of continuous learning cannot be overstated. With technology and industry evolving rapidly, it is essential to keep up with the latest trends and develop new skills. Let’s be realistic. We all want to be rewarded somehow (purpose and monetary). Otherwise, why go through […]
As Engineering Managers (EM), we play an essential role in leading and managing teams of engineers to ensure the smooth day-to-day operation and career progression of those we support. If you have a technical degree in particular, this can be especially jarring; working with other […]
As an engineering manager and the leader of my team, coaching is an important duty to ensure the success of my team. As per the title, the first book recommended to me was “Trillion dollar coach”. A story about Bill Campbell, a success coach for […]
Being an EM is not a simple role. We are the fallback for anything within the engineering that is not being taken care of. In simple terms, jack of all trades. Not to dwell too much, let’s focus back on hiring, which is the intention […]
I believe this will be a controversial topic to most engineering managers or stakeholders. Nevertheless, having to experience different forms of refactoring in code and process, I like to share some of my thought here. Remove unwanted/redundant code and feature Let’s admit. Most of us […]
At the beginning of the year, we heard a lot about “The Great Resignation” trend in the United States. From my end, business was as usual. That is, after about 6 months of lag. I soon realized that our hiring pipeline was getting hard to […]
The last couple of months has been exciting month that involves winning a couple of hackathon through personal initiative after work hours. In my current company, we have this culture of sharing. And I took the opportunity to share my experience of the virtual hack […]
Paradigm Paradigm is an important mindset adjustment is needed in order for us to fully understand and practice 7 habits. What does it mean? We have to always see things differently (taking from Habit 4: Seek to understand to be understood). We don’t see things […]
I am blessed to be in a company where they have a strong culture and values they adhere to. In fact, having a proper culture plays a more important role than the step-by-step process of who does what. Having the transition from a local & […]
Thanks, to my manager for recommending so many good books. Read many of them, just too lazy to take the time to write down the thought. This probably will be the first book that I’ll be writing an actual reflection. And, how can I apply […]
