Articles tagged with professional-growth
Workplace criticism hits different when you're used to code reviews that focus on logic, not ego. But handling feedback from humans requires a different skill set than debugging syntax errors.
Let's refactor your approach to criticism so it becomes a feature, not a bug, in your professional growth.
Managing a remote boss is like working with a poorly documented API — you need to understand the interface, anticipate the inputs they need, and deliver consistent, reliable outputs even when you can't see what's happening on their end.
The old "management by walking around" playbook doesn't work when your boss is three time zones away. Let's architect a better approach to remote relationship building.
Developers are natural self-learners. We've mastered complex frameworks from documentation, debugged obscure issues with Stack Overflow, and built entire applications from tutorials. So when it comes to career development and personal growth, the question naturally arises: can we just coach ourselves?
After years of both self-directed learning and working with professional coaches and mentors, I've learned that the answer isn't simply yes or no. It's about understanding when each approach works best and how to maximize the effectiveness of both.
Let's break down the trade-offs like we would any technical decision: what are the constraints, what are we optimizing for, and what's the most effective path to our desired outcome?
Performance reviews don't have to be the annual corporate theater where you sit across from your manager wondering if you're about to get promoted or managed out. After conducting hundreds of performance reviews as a Scrum Master and receiving my share as a developer, I've learned that great performance reviews are less about luck and more about systematic preparation.
The secret? Turn your performance review from a judgment session into a strategic career conversation. Here's how to do it right.