How to Prep for the Behavioral Interview (and Avoid Getting Downleveled)
Poor performance on behavioral questions is one of the most common reasons strong candidates get downleveled. Here is the 1-2 day prep plan I wish more candidates used.
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Writing for tech leaders on leadership, careers, executive presence, and AI transformation.
Tell Others About Your Work — A Career-Accelerating Skill Most Engineers Skip
Self-promotion feels icky to most engineers, so we don't do it. But helping peers and leaders understand your impact is a career-accelerating skill.
10 Bottom-Up Initiatives Engineers Can Propose to Showcase Leadership
Create your own growth opportunities. Ten bottom-up initiatives any engineer can propose, lead, and add to their next promotion document.
Announcing Career Advancement for Software Engineers — A New Course
An overview of my new live course for software engineers stuck on promotion — what you'll learn, who it's for, and how the sessions work.
For Engineers Grinding LeetCode Right Now
A quick note of encouragement — and a small joke — for friends and colleagues currently grinding through LeetCode for their next tech interview.
How Planning Tomorrow's One Small Task Today Unlocks Big Projects
Big projects sit on our todo list for months because getting started feels overwhelming. Here's a daily-planning method that makes real progress feel inevitable.