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Emotional Support
I came across some helpful framing to effectively provide emotional support by Adam Grant. When it comes to offering support, I've often found that particular words or phrases convey a world of difference.
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Goals → Expectations → Feedback
One of the hardest things I struggled with in my transition from a tech lead to an engineering manager is stepping away from personally driving projects to supporting others to do so in my stead. It was challenging to both enable my team to independently drive their projects while still ensuring they were completed correctly and on time.
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Best of 2019
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Generalist vs Specialist
How Instagram Co-founder Mike Krieger Took Its Engineering Org from 0 to 300 People
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Best of 2016
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Visiting Seattle
Since departing from the beautiful city of Seattle, I have received numerous questions regarding sights and activities when visiting Seattle. I would rack my brain each time to haphazardly concoct a lengthy list of all my favorite point of interests, activities, and eateries, only to forget about it the next time someone asked. Well, I’ve finally decided to jot down the list so I have one place to reference all my favorite places around Seattle....
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Hong Kong 香港
A visit to the concrete jungle.
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Cambodia
SFO ✈ REP — 19 Hours — 7,815 Miles
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Do you have any questions?
Over the past couple of years, I have frequently received this response from interview candidates. It surprises me that so many candidates forgo the valuable opportunity to gain insights on their potential employer. Perhaps they truly don’t have any more questions, or all their questions were previously answered, but I find both of those scenarios highly doubtful.
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Best of 2015
