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The Karpman Drama Triangle: How to Stop Playing Victim in Your Own Team
Why the leaders who complain the most about "nobody helping" are often the ones blocking help from arriving.
Many years ago, I had a manager who was, should I say, very involved.
7 Boring Habits That Will Take You From Good to Great
As leaders, we chase shiny. We chase fast. And, we chase what’s new.
But the secret to great leadership is not the shiny ideas. It’s the boring stuff.
I know what you’re thinking… how can boring stuff be any good?
Please, hear me out.
I...
The Feynman Technique: How to Tell When You're Managing Something You Don't Actually Understand
A four-step test that tells you the difference between understanding something and just sounding confident about it.
A few years ago I was tasked to lead a platform migration project from a legacy technology to a new technology. I had work...
Every promotion is a subtraction
We typically think of a promotion as an addition. After all, a promotion usually comes with a bigger title, a larger team or scope, and more authority.
I felt the same way every time I got promoted through my career - from an engineer to a...
Prisoner's Dilemma: The Game Every Cross-Team Project Is Secretly Playing
And what you can do about it as a leader
If you are a software engineering manager, this will sound familiar to you: two teams are working on a shared API contract, and both have agreed on the interface.
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