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the blind side of seniority
I was raised by a father who loved underdogs. Kelly's Heroes and the stories of the Black Sheep squadron , were some of his favorites to watch and tell. These were stories of outcasts, thrown… [more]
What Makes a Senior Engineer Senior, and How Do You Build a Great Team?
A while back I was reading James C. Scott's Seeing Like a State , and toward the end of it he goes on a long tangent about agriculture. Specifically about the high modernist urge to rationalize… [more]
What Do Future Engineers Look Like?
…Do they stick with the issue until find the solution? Leadership / Bar Raiser What aspect of the engineering team’s work would this person be the “go-to person” for? When you are hiring, you are… [more]
the megaphone
…and, by extension, nuance. One of the challenges of leadership is that we all carry around a megaphone. It's the only thing we speak through in our role, and it has its pros and cons. On the one… [more]
The Hunt Begins
…might shed some light on it: Some Thoughts on Engineering Leadership Last Lectures What Makes a Great Team Lead Lessons Learned From a Film Producer About Making Software Why Weird Team Names Make… [more]
Some Thoughts on Engineering Leaderhip
…more fleshed out. Here we go! Some thoughts on engineering leadership a thread (and not a long one) -> — Daniel Sellers (@daniel_sellers) April 15, 2022 This is the intro... nothing to see… [more]
Last Lectures
Way back in my year end review for 2021 I wrote, As part of that effort I’ve worked to build a culture in engineering where people coming and going is normal. We’ve started doing “Last Lectures” for… [more]
What Makes a Team Lead Great?
…(Orson Scott Card) is one of my favorite discussions of leadership styles. It's basically a story designed to prove that small independent teams beat large top down teams every time. Card might… [more]
Lessons Learned From a Film Producer About Making Software
This last week, I had my leadership team in town for the first time in a while for some planning meetings, and some team building. I am always looking to learn from different disciplines, so I thought… [more]
The infinite power of people
This afternoon I was reading a theological book ( Jacob: a brief theological introduction by Deidre Nicole Green ) when I happened on a quick mention of power over vs power with. It sounded familiar,… [more]
Some thoughts inspired by "Toward peer review as a group engagement"
These are rough thoughts and should be taken as such. Think of them more as the interesting points that deserve thought in a context that the author of the paper (Andrea Bonaccorsi) was not… [more]
Lumio UtahJS Conf 2022
Welcome! I've been at Lumio for a few months now (ok fine 8 months) and I am looking for more people to join our rapidly expanding team. Check out the jobs, and more information about our team… [more]
2021: Year in Review
…Your Own Adventure” A Life of Leadership | An Interview with Brent Top Stepping Up to Leadership Opportunities | An Interview with Jeff Burningham Episode #65: Mr. Rick Crowley-&ldquolIt’s… [more]
Encourage teams to take risks
…this is all about me, let me pull a couple of important leadership lessons from this conversation, because they are broadly applicable, and I use them every day while leading engineering teams. The… [more]
Antisemitism ends with us
…A good first step is to work with your company's leadership group to sign the pledge started by Utah Tech Leads . Speaking out publicly is a good first step. A good second step is putting your… [more]
2020: A year
…and influential presidents. Also a good book on leadership. You Never Forget You're First - Alexis Cole A somewhat snarky biography of George Washington, that reminds us that our founding fathers… [more]
Direct Feedback
…me of a a training meeting I was in a while ago for leadership in one of the local congregations of the LDS church. We were talking about this verse: Reproving betimes with sharpness, when moved upon… [more]
Confidence Without Ego
When I was young I thought humility was placing yourself below other people. To believe that they were better than me. To subserviate myself to their opinions and requests. I thought of the… [more]