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We need to talk

We need to talk

In the past, we have discussed the importance of trust. It is a nice layer to build things upon it. But as mentioned, it requires constant feeding to keep it stable enough or even growing. Trust can grow when there is a tough situation, then you step up and help

The long shadow

The long shadow

At some point, you got that manager role you were looking forward to (or were force-promoted into it). In the first few months, you acknowledge you can't know everything as this is uncharted territory for your neurons. So everything looks new, shiny, and interesting... until the first crash.

Make choices easier

Make choices easier

One thing that surprised me when I joined Mattermost was that there were a set of principles, and during the interview, people kept pointing at them as if it was something really important. Until that time, I'd worked for many different companies, and not a single one had

The economy storm survivors

The economy storm survivors

I've recently experienced being near a layoff for the second time in my career. And in neither of those, I had a full experience, but it is still a bad enough experience. The first one, I had to "enjoy" a party while mentally preparing a speech

Gain followers

One of the strategies to generate trust in others is to actually do something similar to what you ask. If people hear you asking to eat your veggies, but spits of brownie jump out of your mouth as you speak... well, they'll start suspecting that you didn'

That time I stopped being a manager

That time I stopped being a manager

Remember that I told you I'd talk about why I left? The time for such a story is now, so sit closer to the fire and listen... or, yeah! That works too! You just keep reading in your browser while sitting in your comfy chair. If you recall,

Why the name

As you might know, one of the hardest tasks to do in life is naming stuff. I still remember the long discussions to get the name of my daughter, that project that I wanted to get a catchy name, or trying to fight the urge to call a variable temp

How I became a manager

Hello there! This is my first post on this blog, and while there is a bit of me in the about page, I think the best way to start is by talking on how I became a manager. TL;DR: Luck As with many things in life, you get handed