May 27, 2021
It doesn’t matter what your role on a project is, what you were brought in to do or what you were hired for. What matters is what you are doing, how you are contributing to the team and how you are pushing the project forward. Three years on one project is a long time. What you didn’t think your role was going to change? You didn’t think you were going to grow?
May 26, 2021
Some considerations to think of when looking for a mentor; They don’t have to be in your field of study. They do need to call you out when you have done things wrong and push you to fix them. They need to keep you on point. They need to have time to work with you. They are not there to do the work. They need to have a plan to help you grow. If they can’t help you they will redirect you to who can. They won’t give up on you. It’s not a complicated list, but that’s the list.
May 20, 2021
It’s not easy, not when your job is on the line. Telling the truth, not watering it down, keeping it simple and clear. There are too many books written on this topic to mention. You can’t sell authenticity, you can only do it. The problem is that selling authenticity is easier than doing it. And that’s where we need to stop failing at it.
May 18, 2021
If someone doesn’t want to be lead, you won’t be able to lead them. If they don’t want your guidance, they won’t take it. No matter how much they might need it (whether it’s your opinion or there’s). What is one to do when this happens? Show up. Be consistent. Remind them you are here, remind them you can help them, remind them you can support them. Even after all this, they still might not want your help, they still might not see the value you are providing them to help them get better. What then? This is where you
May 14, 2021
A conduit is a pipe, it is a delivery system for getting work done and shipping materials from Point A to Point B. That is their job, and as a leader, that is a part of your job to. Working with your team to get Code from A to B. Growing your team from C to D. Implementing Innovation from E to F. Not everyone knows the path, the direction, the pipe they need to take. That’s why they come to you, the conduit, because they know, no matter what challenges lay ahead, you always find a way to make
