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Month: December 2018

Career, Leadership, Learning and Development

12 Essential Leadership Experiences

Posted onDecember 10, 2018December 11, 2018

I am a believer in the truth of the “Peter Principle“, developed in the ’70s by Laurence J. Peter, which observes that managers tend to …

Career

Successfully Navigating a Reorg

Posted onDecember 5, 2018December 11, 2018

Whenever an org change happens I seem to get a bunch of requests from people for advice on how to approach it. Any change to …

Leadership

Your Next Leadership Job Interview Just Happened

Posted onDecember 5, 2018December 11, 2018

Being a manager and a leader in a large company has many great things to offer. The ability to have a large scope and make …

Building Teams

Evaluating Passion for Technology When Interviewing for Engineering Roles

Posted onDecember 4, 2018December 7, 2018

Passion (n.) A strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm, or desire for something When interviewing candidates for engineering roles, we often want to understand their “passion …

Learning and Development

4 Mentorship Archetypes

Posted onDecember 4, 2018December 4, 2018

I am a big believer in the value of mentorship, both providing and receiving. As a mentor I have found that it has frequently helped …

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5 Things I Learned on Sabbatical

Posted onDecember 4, 2018December 4, 2018

I was fortunate recently to take advantage of a great benefit of working at Microsoft. The Microsoft Achievement Award is a sabbatical program that is …

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