Essays
Guide to effective meetings
Separate social, info-sharing, and decision-making meetings. Effective meetings require a process owner, agenda, preread, and curated attendees.
![Guide to effective meetings](/content/images/2023/08/Ilya-Grigorik-Guide-to-effective-Meetings.png)
Good decision-making is good process
Define the problem in own terms, take perspectives, validate signal, decide when to decide, and execute.
![Good decision-making is good process](/content/images/2023/01/good-decision-making-is-good-process-final.jpg)
The Principal Engineer's Handbook
Leadership without management: the what, the how, the tools, and how to measure success as a Principal+ engineer.
![The Principal Engineer's Handbook](/content/images/2022/11/principals-handbook-sketchnote.jpg)
Professional Aptitude vs. Tenure
Aptitude is the ability to perform a type of work. Tenure is the length of time in job. Their correlation degrades rapidly.
![Professional Aptitude vs. Tenure](/content/images/2022/07/aptitude-vs-tenure.png)
Making Good Group Decisions, Effectively
Good decision-making is good process, used intentionally. Key lessons and principles to apply in your practice.
![Making Good Group Decisions, Effectively](/content/images/2022/11/ig-decision-process.jpg)