Happy Labor Day to those who celebrate it today! I remember times when occasions like this (long weekends, extra days off) were only distractions - from growth, career goals, and work objectives. Today I know this short pause is priceless. It's time to stop, recharge batteries and reflect on what's

Here is my pattern for progressing and achieving goals. Today I've finished another OCR run—the longest one in my life - 13km. And I did 100% of the 50 obstacles. Next stop - +21km / 70 obstacles on trail&OCR run. Seven months ago, I barely did 6km. And I

A few days ago, I celebrated my birthday. It's a perfect time to look back at the last 12 months. What I learned, What I achieved, What I experienced, What I'm grateful for, What I did for myself, What I did for my loved ones. Retrospective isn't an obvious thing

I've just read a great article in Harvard Business Review (I still have a weakness for printed magazines) which resonates with me so much. Research says - the more busy people are, the more their efficiency drops. When incentives come from busyness and "hard work", over time, employees go on

Here's a test of the strong relationship between a leader and their team. See how comfortable for you and the team is to share information about a product's incident (e.g., a screenshot of the dashboard, which shows a few-hours drop in stability). Teams with a weak relationship are reluctant

Here is the simplified vocabulary for engineering leaders. Practical explanation to fluffy management words. To micromanage - tell them exactly what to do with minimal context. To empower - give them support, autonomy, and context (business, product), so they can use their skills and potential to solve customers' problems and

One of the recurring themes from my mentoring sessions across different industries is this. Not-yet-agile teams are often reluctant to introduce project management tools (e.g., JIRA) or monitoring / goals-tracking solutions (crash analytics, KPIs dashboards, etc.). The reasons are primarily due to miscommunication and trust between teams and management. Management's

What an exciting time to read Huxley's "Brave New World". The book originates from a post-H. Ford's world, where mass production and consumption are prioritized over individualism and self-actualization. Today Huxley's novel can even better food for thought. In the rise of parkouring robots from Boston Dynamics or everything-knowing ChatGPT.

You and your team should celebrate every single accomplishment. There is no such thing as a too-small win. When working with engineers, I very often hear: * "This is a too simple thing to share." * "It was so obvious, not worth mentioning." * "There is nothing to write/talk about." We tend