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A short analogy on Feedback & Unit Tests

Unit tests are something that engineers write to test the work they've done in smaller pieces. Code that is tested tends to perform closer to expectations. Future changes to old code protect the way things work by causing unit tests to fail if something is changed unexpectedly. Passing

The Lead Developer Austin Notes

I attended The Lead Developer which is a single day conference for people leading engineering teams / teams of developers in Austin, Texas. I took notes on about ¾ of the talks on my iPad using Goodnotes. I'm getting closer to sketchnotes the more I practice this and I figured

People Are Not Drawn to Perfection in Others

My leadership coach shared a quote with me today that I'm using to help develop a talk I'm doing about how working remote saved my life. In general, people are not drawn to perfection in others. People are drawn to shared interests, shared problems, and an

How Would You Define a True Leader?

I've been engaged with leadership coaches for several months as part of Automattic's internal leadership training program. Having a coach has been mind-opening and an excellent option for leadership training in a completely remote work culture. One of the recent questions asked of me was in