Over the years, our family’s technology setup has grown and evolved. I’m married and we have 2 children who have been online for several years. When they first needed email addresses, we wanted to grant them autonomy while being able to monitor what they received and coach them to identify...
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How White Privilege Helped Me Land My First Office Job and Start My Career
I’d like to tell a story about my White Privilege. It’s one that helped me land my first office job, which contributed to starting my career while I was still in high school.
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My Home Office Setup
At the end of 2018, I decided to invest in setting up a home office so that I could grow the skill of managing a team from home. I was in a role with managers reporting to me who worked from home; I wanted to identify what parts of my...
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Managing a Team from Home
I’ve been focusing on leading geo-distributed teams for the last several years. I believe the software industry will keep moving in that direction and I want to be as close to the leading edge of that shift as possible. My primary motivation is to ensure that my teams are well...
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Maintaining Work-Life Balance as a Leader
A little over a month ago, someone asked if I could share advice on how to maintain a good work-life balance as a leader. I was reluctant to respond as I’m no paragon for maintaining balance. But several weeks later, here I am sharing my story.
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