It’s 2025, a new year. If you work for an established tech org your manager will likely ask you to set goals. Engineers and managers alike often dislike goal setting - viewing it as a box ticking exercise. In this article I’ll share my thoughts on making goal setting worthwhile. These are things I’m putting into practise myself. Understand your motivation We often go about goal setting the wrong way, especially within a company environment. Your manager suggests you set goals, so you set some...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
This month I challenged myself to run better 1:1s. I’ve been in the industry for 13 years so I’ve done a lot of 1:1s. Either as a manger and with my manager. But lately I felt I could do better. My 1:1s were often stilted and unproductive. I felt I was just going through the motions. Bad 1:1s are a waste of time for everyone and cause people to feel unsupported. This month I tried to improve. I interviewed friends in the industry and consumed some great content. Here’s what I learned: 1....
3 months ago • 2 min read