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Bring it, Beginners! How to Embrace Being New at Anything

Whether it’s learning to read or a new role at work, we’ve all been there: beginners at something. It's important to embrace this period of growth.

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When Leaders Ride Shotgun: Managers and Mentors as Guides

Not all managers and mentors are shaped equally, but the role they play is significant. Their influence is critical to meaningful growth and development.

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Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Compass for Difficult Decisions

As you make decisions to stay or move on to new things, take some time to reflect on what you're moving toward or leaving behind.

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5 Podcasts That Help Make Me a Better Software Consultant

I love podcasts. Here are some favorites that help me provide great consulting to our clients in the pre-project consulting phase.

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Attention, and Why I’m Rethinking Managerial Generosity

I've been inspired to change the way I interact with colleagues by a quote from Simone Weil: “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”

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4 Tips for Facilitating an Engaging Discussion with Your Team

Here are four tips I used for facilitating a discussion with my team about soft skills, keeping it engaging and avoiding the need to lecture.

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Career Evaluation: Taking Stock of Your Life and Work at Year’s End

The end of the year is a natural time to take stock of your life. Hopefully, this rough outline for career evaluation will help you find your way.

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Document Your Process to Teach and Learn a New Task Well

One thing that’s helped me teach and learn new tasks is our team’s emphasis on documentation and a defined way to pass along process.

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How to Prepare a Career Talk About Testing for 200 High School Sophomores

I'll soon be giving a career talk about testing to 200 high schoolers. Reviewing how I moved from developer to tester helped me form some concrete advice.

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3 Hackathon Habits Developers Should Bring to Their Professional Work

There are habits and techniques developers use during a hackathon that they should bring into their professional work more often.

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Want to Be a Better Manager? Read Lara Hogan

Lara Hogan helps managers lead with empathy, work inclusively, and become more effective using straightforward tools and concepts for managing people.

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