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Learning new skills – my technique
One of my colleagues was interested in learning a new skill and wanted to know how I learned programming. It made me think about it since it was a long time ago, but my technique hasn’t changed much since I started. I told him that if there’s one thing to do to catch on with Continue reading
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CEOs Mistake #2
In my ten-year career, I’ve seen many CEOs make the mistake of keeping their vision to themselves or sharing it only once, thinking everyone understood and is working towards it. Sometimes, I talked to upper management and compared their vision with what lower-level employees understood. Often, the differences were shocking. If, as a CEO, you Continue reading
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HR Interview Tips #1
Throughout my career, I have had so many HR interviews, and over time, I have developed a few practices that others might find useful: I always used to schedule a reminder at least 1 hour before the interview to ensure I was prepared. Then, I spent 15 minutes researching the company’s operations, location, and overall Continue reading
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Remote Job Finding Lesson #1 + Extra Tip
When I was working remotely, some of my engineer friends had difficulties finding remote opportunities. I checked some of their CVs, and they had more experience than me and better-looking CVs. However, there was one big difference: I was applying to over 2000 jobs a month, while they were sending around 100 applications a month—a Continue reading
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The Best Lesson I learnt from a book
When asked about the most valuable lesson I’ve learned from a book, the first thing that comes to mind is a life and business principle from Jim Collins’ Good to Great, specifically in the chapter ‘First Who, Then What.’ Please listen to it as the author describes it himself in less than 3 minutes. Continue reading
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Are You Harnessing Your Team’s Full Potential?
“Until 1989, Jack Welch and his colleagues had doubted there was much to learn from their employees, believing instead that the workers, like drones, were just supposed to carry out management’s decisions. They were not supposed to show initiative; after all, they were workers, not managers. But eventually the chairman began to realize that GE’s Continue reading
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Managers Mistake #1
“Criticism is often met with 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 and 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. Instead, understanding and patience can lead to more positive outcomes.” – this is in the first chapter of “How to win friends and influence people” by Dale Carnegie Especially if you are a manager, 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐳𝐞. On my experience I’ve seen that criticism rarely leads to positive Continue reading
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The Hidden Time-Wasters in Tech Meetings: My 2,000-Hour Insight
Since I began my career in tech, I’ve spent over 1,000 hours in technical meetings. I’ve seen two frequent issues often lead to longer meetings: 1: Topic Switching In some companies, topic switching was almost unconscious. A planned 15-minute meeting can stretch to 30, and finally to 45, as we drift into unrelated topics. 2: Continue reading
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CEOs mistake #1
When I worked with a CEO who had big dreams and a great vision, he tried to use that vision to motivate people to do more. But in the end, it was all about him. He wanted to win and forgot to include others in that winning, so no one could fit into his vision. Continue reading
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