Never assume linear progress in your projects. I recently achieved my long-term sports goal - finished the OCR trail race (22km-long/1400m-elevation) in Harrachov, Czech Republic. As the Elite runner, I accomplished every single obstacle. It all required months of training in strength, endurance, dynamics, and technique. Similar to my

There is an analogy between software and health. Today, I returned to trail running after a month of recovering from an illness. How was it? Not as bad as I thought. My performance decreased by several percent, but months of hard training helped me keep my baseline on a decent

This week I was on a business trip to our headquarter in Israel (I work from Poland). I don’t like traveling for business. * I’m not available for my family few days straight (instead of few hrs daily). * My 3yrs old daughter doesn’t understand why I leave her.

As an engineering leader, you must understand the product you build, not just the technology behind it. No matter if your team builds customer-facing features or internal platforms. Backend, frontend, or infra. They all contribute to the product in the end. But what if your company has no clear objectives,

"Preparing For The Future" - in his article, Marty Cagan describes what's ahead of product teams thanks to generative AI. I cannot recommend it more also for engineering leaders. Preparing For The Future | Silicon Valley Product Group Here are key takeaways: * Because more things will be generated for engineers, their

This week I was on a business trip to our headquarter in Israel (I work from Poland). I don’t like traveling for business. * I’m not available for my family few days straight (instead of few hrs daily). * My 3yrs old daughter doesn’t understand why I leave her.

For those seeking what productivity means in today’s world, there is a great report from Slack - State Of Work 2023. We still learn how to thrive in a post-pandemic, hybrid work model, with the fear of recession ahead of us. And the report brings some good ideas and

Recently, I was pleased to be interviewed for Podcast - Developer Nation Broadcast! During the conversation with Ayan Pahwa, I shared my thoughts on engineering leadership and the tech career. Some highlights: * Tips and thoughts on hiring and finding the best candidates for our teams * The importance of trust between