Welcome to The Manager's Playbook, a recurring newsletter series on management and leadership skills. As leaders and managers, we should be aware of how our emotions and expressions impact others when we communicate. When we give feedback, do 1:1s, or make decisions in team meetings, our body
Welcome back to my Monday Musings: a random collection of thoughts, musings and ideas. The scene is set. A warm cup of tea. My favourite Disney jumper. Music from the parks in the background. A stack of books on Disney, storytelling and theme park design next to me. Even my
Welcome back to The Story Toolbox, your regular dose of storytelling inspiration! Every two weeks, I’ll share practical steps to help you become a better storyteller. In each issue, I’ll give you a question or prompt to make you reflect on what you know, getting you to brainstorm
Welcome to the first edition of Shortcut Keys, your regular dose of productivity hacks. Every two weeks, I’ll share a tip, trick or recommendation to make your (work) life easier and more efficient. Ever find yourself typing out the same links, email addresses, or phrases over and over again?
Welcome to the first edition of The Manager's Playbook, a recurring newsletter series on management and leadership skills. I started managing engineers in the summer of 2015. I had just been promoted to manage a few engineers on my team after going through an internal interview process. Up
Welcome to the first edition of Monday Musings: a random collection of thoughts, musings and ideas. “So how many programming languages do you know?” Let me set the scene: I’m at a networking event at an art gallery. In small clusters, local business owners are sharing what they do
I've been wondering how to reboot this newsletter/blog and share more useful content with you all. So, over the next few weeks, I'll be starting a few new recurring series. Starting with this one! Welcome to the first edition of The Story Toolbox, your regular
Oops. I did it again. It’s been 3 months since I last wrote something here. Time flies when you’re busy, and writing is an easy task to get the backseat. I can’t complain, though; it’s been a perfect storm of being busy with client work, as
As we approach the end of the year, it’s the perfect time to slow down, reflect, and consider what’s working for you. I’ve always been a fan of taking time for personal retrospectives: those moments when you stop, think, and get deliberate about what you’ve been
Last month, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Øredev conference in Sweden, where I gave a talk called Refactor Yourself! If you weren’t able to attend, you can catch the full talk here: In this talk, I explored how we can refactor our own behaviours, just like
People are often surprised to learn that I used to consider myself an introvert. I speak at conferences, interact with many people, and am rarely the quietest person in the room. I don’t fit the usual image of an introvert. For me, introversion and extraversion are all about energy:
Hello again. It's been a while. I didn't mean to not blog for 2 months, but it's been a busy and challenging few months. I always knew October would be extra busy cause of the amount I was travelling for conferences and having to