In part one, we discussed how feedback is a gift that helps people grow and improve. We talked about how to give that gift effectively. This article will focus on the other side of the feedback equation — how to receive feedback effectively. Importance of Feedback Before diving into how to receive feedback…

Effective feedback is a powerful way to provide valuable insights and guidance to those around you, helping them grow and improve. So many of the best parts of how I show up for others and do my best work have come from feedback given to me over the years. …

Designin, stylin and profilin … — My previous two posts covered the why and what of my side project. Now that I had clarity on that part, it was time to start building … You can read Part One and Part Two, but it’s not required for understanding this post. For my side project, I had…

I knew why. Now the question was, what to build? — My previous post covered how I needed to build something that had a purpose. How I had come up with a simple problem and through rethinking it as an outcome rather than merely a problem, I had a desired outcome to work towards. If you’d like to you can read…

2017 is the year of my sabbatical. — Early on I knew that I wanted to travel, read, reflect and work on a side project. It’s been too long since I’ve been able to build a project myself and really flex my coding muscles. What better opportunity than a 9 week sabbatical? Right away I had a few…

A little history Back in 2015 our R&D team started to work on an internal product to improve cross team and company wide collaboration. This project emerged from staff feedback that pointed out we collaborated really well within teams, but poorly between teams in our company. The R&D team defined a number of…

When I look back on the meetings I’ve had over the years, far too many have been a waste of time and effort. Don’t get me wrong, some were life changing, with insights and ideas that have shaped the products and teams I’ve worked on and even shaped myself. Most…

Just to be clear, on the off chance that Winds of Winter (George R.R. …