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Rackspace’s Brian Lillie on the importance of leadership principles

CIO

After leaving Equinix in 2019, he hiked the Camino de Santiago in Spain, became a life coach through UC Davis Extension, and in 2020, took a Stanford philosophy course on the meaning of life. Looking back, Lillie realized that as a father of four and 20 years spent coaching youth sports, this purpose statement has been central from early on.

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A guide to productivity for software engineers

CircleCI

When you start your career as a software engineer, task and time management is pretty straightforward. Each month (or quarter) I pick only 3 focus areas where I am going to put most of my energy. Looking ahead also helps me judge how much time and energy I’ll actually have next week. The evolution of task management.

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An Engineering Manager’s Bill of Rights (and Responsibilities)

Honeycomb

In 2018, Honeycomb co-founder & CTO Charity Majors wrote a blog post titled, “An Engineer’s Bill of Rights (and Responsibilities).” The software engineering community was rethinking some long-held ideas about engineering career paths. We’ve recently updated and reposted it.

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Our book “Software Architecture Metrics: Case Studies to Improve the Quality of Your Architecture” is published!

Apiumhub

He has been supporting Agile software development endeavors in a variety of settings and industries for more than 13 years, in roles that include software developer, software architect, project manager, Scrum Master, product owner, and head of software development. From Programmer to Software Architect.

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From OOP to FP by Joaquin Azcarate – backend developer at Apiumhub in Software Crafters Barcelona

Apiumhub

Understand your systems with OpenTelemetry by Carolina Zhou Lin – Software Engineer at Voxel Group and Xavier Belloso – Senior Software Engineer en baVel – Voxel Group. Workshop) by Abraham Vallez Martín – Team Coach at Voxel Group. Systems can become increasingly complex.

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On Becoming a VP of Engineering, Part 1: The Path to VP

Honeycomb

I believe this is a super common and normal thing but have had at least one great coach insist that it is not, so I’m putting it on the list. My knowledge of our domain and enthusiasm for these tools can be useful to my colleagues and be a source of energy when we otherwise might get discouraged.

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Rise of the Resilient Manager with Lara Hogan

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

Manager dens- where you can experience coaching, mentoring, and a safe space, Vegas rules session. @23:57. Mentoring is sharing advice and perspective; coaching is helping someone come to their own conclusions. @25:56. Coaching is what helps people grow. @26:26. And there’s difference between mentoring and coaching.