Sitemap - 2023 - Scarlet Ink
Happy Holidays! And Spending Your Life Wisely
Appearances Elsewhere and Testimonials
You Don't Have to be a Manager to be a Leader Because Leadership != Management
Motivation — The Secrets Behind How to Create Drive in Yourself and Others
An Announcement, a 2.5 Year Newsletter Update, and My Highest Ever ROI Action at Amazon
On the cusp of senior management - will she make it?
A Detailed Account of a Failed Principal Promotion
Finding an Explanation vs. Permanent Resolution of Issues
Don't Let Your Soft Skills Block Your Career - Overcoming Mental Blocks
Leveraging the Three Phases of Career Growth for Outsized Rewards
Crush Your Interviews with the Power of Storytelling
A Few Days of OP1 — Perspectives From Middle Management
22 Invaluable Life and Career Lessons
Write That S**t Down. The Importance of Taking Notes.
Tales of Unintended Side Effects
Failed and Successful Stories of Work-Life Balance
A Day in the Life of a Tech Director Being Promoted to General Manager
Are You Getting the Performance Ratings You Deserve?
Here's a Technique to Get Your Manager to Do What You Want.
The Four Ingredients to Create a Positive Team Culture
Five Actionable Tips to Improve Your Leadership—The Fourth One is Just as Great as the Others!
No One Wants to Be a Follower, But They Often Are: All About Mimetic Desire.
The State of the Tech Market in 2023 - The Pragmatic Engineer Guest Post
Don't Miss Your Next Role! The Surprising Advantage of Using Your Brain While Job Hunting.
My Missed Career Opportunities, Or Why I'm Not an SVP
"You're Entirely Wrong About Everything." How to Disagree Respectfully.
How Companies Incentivize Layoffs—A Study of Corporate Career Incentives
The Amazon Leadership Principles - A Complete Interview Guide
A Guide to Being a Great On-call.
Dealing with Negative Internal Politics.
Why Some Careers Thrive and Others Don't—Not Necessarily Skill
Promoting an Employee in Two Days, a Management Story
What Happens If You're Hit By a Bus? A Guide to Succession Planning.
A Day in the Life of a Senior Manager at Amazon
Be Skeptical: Challenging the Beliefs Underlying Everything
Removing or creating stress for optimal performance. Eustress vs Distress.
Breadth vs. Depth - Why Breadth is Key for Career Success
Unlearning at Scale: 3 Things That Led to My Success, But I Had to Drop on My Path to Director
"Can't Code! Not inclined to Hire?" - Why Engineering Managers Don't Need to be Great Coders
The Ten Commandments of Maintaining Legacy Code
Overworked Drone Gives Up. "I Quit." How Senior Employees Can Regain Their Sanity.
21 Terrible Interview Answers Guaranteed to Get You Rejected From That Job Opportunity
10 Traits of Successful Junior Software Engineers
7 Tips to Build a Mission-Driven Organization—Even at Big Tech
"I Was Under Leveled!" — Avoiding the Tragedy of Making Only $500k a Year
How to Win at Politics in Big Tech - A Tongue in Cheek Examination
12 Things I Learned in Big Tech
How to Improve the Cognitive Diversity of Your Organization
Why Leaders Never Say 'That's Not My Job'
A Guide on Building Your Newsletter and Coaching Business
Creating Process is a Dangerous and Expensive Option. Anecdotes and Guidance for Leaders.
Navigating Career Bottlenecks in Management aka How to Progress to Middle Management