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Building an Effective Development Team From Scratch

Building an effective development team is hard work that takes time and effort. Managers would often blend different approaches based on their past experiences and values most important to them as leaders. I had the privilege of leading two development teams, each consisting of only one or two engineers, and scaling them up to 10+ engineers. In building the...

Tackling Technical Debt: A Crucial Step Towards Enhanced Productivity

The swift pace of feature deployment and the ceaseless demands of the marketplace have a knack for breeding technical debt. Business imperatives often prioritize launching new features over attending to legacy issues, fostering long-term stability. Over time, accumulating technical debt can lead to decreased productivity and a deviation from the original pla...

Working Effectively In a Remote Environment

How We Leveraged Remote Work Best Practices During the Covid-19 Pandemic The Covid-19 pandemic has undeniably turbocharged the shift towards remote work, which was already in motion for many years. Today, the business landscape is predominantly remote, and the post-pandemic world will likely embrace this modus operandi even more. While some companies smoo...

Deciding if Management Is Right for You

The Leap Into Management It took me around one year to decide whether I wanted to move up to a management role. While my peers were happily accepting their promotions, I decided to take some time to reflect on my options. I did a lot of thinking: What are my intentions behind taking such a role? What would my duties be? How would this role serve my perso...

The Power of influence inside software engineering

Usually, we only focus on the hard skill when discussing the software career path. That is a colossal mistake that several engineers, including me, have committed for a long time. In this post, I'll explain why influence is vital to your career. The first step on this post is to ensure we're on the same page; the discussion here is not to undervalue...

Should You Quit Your Job to Pursue Your Business Idea?

Whatever the idea, you may be wondering if you should quit your job to pursue it. While this decision is not one to take lightly, here are some things to consider as you weigh your options. 1. Get your finances in order: Starting a business can be expensive, and it may take some time before you start making a profit. Before quitting your job, make sure...

Effective Feedback Mechanism

Feedback - an ultra powerful tool but a dreaded one for many Leaders (at least for the first timers). How effectively a Leader uses this tool largely determines how effective a Leader they are. Tools are effectively used only by skilled people. The combination of skills + tools yield great results only for those with the right mindset. Let us look at th...

Honesty in Leadership

'I am not sure', 'I don't know', 'Sorry', 'I guess', 'Am I thinking right here?', 'Did I confuse you by my explanation?' - Many Leaders think they shouldn't use such phrases in front of their team. I beg to differ. Read this fully to know when using such phrases reveals a fault line. I have learnt through personal practical experience & observation of o...

Providing Clarity to team

Having got the opportunity to observe several dozen leaders closely, I can tell that one of the worst thing a Leader could do is … ❝Giving confusing directions every week (or even worse every other day)❞ In one of the earlier orgs I worked, we used to have a weekly call with our Director who was a good person but a bad Manager. He would contradict him...

People, Process & Product

Understanding the Principles behind the practices, makes the practices more effective. Being rooted on principles helps us in many ways … ➡️Not to stray away too much from the actual Goal. ➡️For measuring the effectiveness of the practices followed. ➡️To do self retrospective to be able to course correct. One important Leadership Principle I foll...

Building an Effective Development Team From Scratch

Building an effective development team is hard work that takes time and effort. Managers would often blend different approaches based on their past experiences and values most important to them as leaders. I had the privilege of leading two development teams, each consisting of only one or two engineers, and scaling them up to 10+ engineers. In building the...

Tackling Technical Debt: A Crucial Step Towards Enhanced Productivity

The swift pace of feature deployment and the ceaseless demands of the marketplace have a knack for breeding technical debt. Business imperatives often prioritize launching new features over attending to legacy issues, fostering long-term stability. Over time, accumulating technical debt can lead to decreased productivity and a deviation from the original pla...

Working Effectively In a Remote Environment

How We Leveraged Remote Work Best Practices During the Covid-19 Pandemic The Covid-19 pandemic has undeniably turbocharged the shift towards remote work, which was already in motion for many years. Today, the business landscape is predominantly remote, and the post-pandemic world will likely embrace this modus operandi even more. While some companies smoo...

Deciding if Management Is Right for You

The Leap Into Management It took me around one year to decide whether I wanted to move up to a management role. While my peers were happily accepting their promotions, I decided to take some time to reflect on my options. I did a lot of thinking: What are my intentions behind taking such a role? What would my duties be? How would this role serve my perso...

The Power of influence inside software engineering

Usually, we only focus on the hard skill when discussing the software career path. That is a colossal mistake that several engineers, including me, have committed for a long time. In this post, I'll explain why influence is vital to your career. The first step on this post is to ensure we're on the same page; the discussion here is not to undervalue...

Should You Quit Your Job to Pursue Your Business Idea?

Whatever the idea, you may be wondering if you should quit your job to pursue it. While this decision is not one to take lightly, here are some things to consider as you weigh your options. 1. Get your finances in order: Starting a business can be expensive, and it may take some time before you start making a profit. Before quitting your job, make sure...

Effective Feedback Mechanism

Feedback - an ultra powerful tool but a dreaded one for many Leaders (at least for the first timers). How effectively a Leader uses this tool largely determines how effective a Leader they are. Tools are effectively used only by skilled people. The combination of skills + tools yield great results only for those with the right mindset. Let us look at th...

Honesty in Leadership

'I am not sure', 'I don't know', 'Sorry', 'I guess', 'Am I thinking right here?', 'Did I confuse you by my explanation?' - Many Leaders think they shouldn't use such phrases in front of their team. I beg to differ. Read this fully to know when using such phrases reveals a fault line. I have learnt through personal practical experience & observation of o...

Providing Clarity to team

Having got the opportunity to observe several dozen leaders closely, I can tell that one of the worst thing a Leader could do is … ❝Giving confusing directions every week (or even worse every other day)❞ In one of the earlier orgs I worked, we used to have a weekly call with our Director who was a good person but a bad Manager. He would contradict him...

People, Process & Product

Understanding the Principles behind the practices, makes the practices more effective. Being rooted on principles helps us in many ways … ➡️Not to stray away too much from the actual Goal. ➡️For measuring the effectiveness of the practices followed. ➡️To do self retrospective to be able to course correct. One important Leadership Principle I foll...

Building an Effective Development Team From Scratch

Building an effective development team is hard work that takes time and effort. Managers would often blend different approaches based on their past experiences and values most important to them as leaders. I had the privilege of leading two development teams, each consisting of only one or two engineers, and scaling them up to 10+ engineers. In building the...

Tackling Technical Debt: A Crucial Step Towards Enhanced Productivity

The swift pace of feature deployment and the ceaseless demands of the marketplace have a knack for breeding technical debt. Business imperatives often prioritize launching new features over attending to legacy issues, fostering long-term stability. Over time, accumulating technical debt can lead to decreased productivity and a deviation from the original pla...

Working Effectively In a Remote Environment

How We Leveraged Remote Work Best Practices During the Covid-19 Pandemic The Covid-19 pandemic has undeniably turbocharged the shift towards remote work, which was already in motion for many years. Today, the business landscape is predominantly remote, and the post-pandemic world will likely embrace this modus operandi even more. While some companies smoo...

Deciding if Management Is Right for You

The Leap Into Management It took me around one year to decide whether I wanted to move up to a management role. While my peers were happily accepting their promotions, I decided to take some time to reflect on my options. I did a lot of thinking: What are my intentions behind taking such a role? What would my duties be? How would this role serve my perso...

The Power of influence inside software engineering

Usually, we only focus on the hard skill when discussing the software career path. That is a colossal mistake that several engineers, including me, have committed for a long time. In this post, I'll explain why influence is vital to your career. The first step on this post is to ensure we're on the same page; the discussion here is not to undervalue...

Should You Quit Your Job to Pursue Your Business Idea?

Whatever the idea, you may be wondering if you should quit your job to pursue it. While this decision is not one to take lightly, here are some things to consider as you weigh your options. 1. Get your finances in order: Starting a business can be expensive, and it may take some time before you start making a profit. Before quitting your job, make sure...

Effective Feedback Mechanism

Feedback - an ultra powerful tool but a dreaded one for many Leaders (at least for the first timers). How effectively a Leader uses this tool largely determines how effective a Leader they are. Tools are effectively used only by skilled people. The combination of skills + tools yield great results only for those with the right mindset. Let us look at th...

Honesty in Leadership

'I am not sure', 'I don't know', 'Sorry', 'I guess', 'Am I thinking right here?', 'Did I confuse you by my explanation?' - Many Leaders think they shouldn't use such phrases in front of their team. I beg to differ. Read this fully to know when using such phrases reveals a fault line. I have learnt through personal practical experience & observation of o...

Providing Clarity to team

Having got the opportunity to observe several dozen leaders closely, I can tell that one of the worst thing a Leader could do is … ❝Giving confusing directions every week (or even worse every other day)❞ In one of the earlier orgs I worked, we used to have a weekly call with our Director who was a good person but a bad Manager. He would contradict him...

People, Process & Product

Understanding the Principles behind the practices, makes the practices more effective. Being rooted on principles helps us in many ways … ➡️Not to stray away too much from the actual Goal. ➡️For measuring the effectiveness of the practices followed. ➡️To do self retrospective to be able to course correct. One important Leadership Principle I foll...

Building an Effective Development Team From Scratch

Building an effective development team is hard work that takes time and effort. Managers would often blend different approaches based on their past experiences and values most important to them as leaders. I had the privilege of leading two development teams, each consisting of only one or two engineers, and scaling them up to 10+ engineers. In building the...

Tackling Technical Debt: A Crucial Step Towards Enhanced Productivity

The swift pace of feature deployment and the ceaseless demands of the marketplace have a knack for breeding technical debt. Business imperatives often prioritize launching new features over attending to legacy issues, fostering long-term stability. Over time, accumulating technical debt can lead to decreased productivity and a deviation from the original pla...

Working Effectively In a Remote Environment

How We Leveraged Remote Work Best Practices During the Covid-19 Pandemic The Covid-19 pandemic has undeniably turbocharged the shift towards remote work, which was already in motion for many years. Today, the business landscape is predominantly remote, and the post-pandemic world will likely embrace this modus operandi even more. While some companies smoo...

Deciding if Management Is Right for You

The Leap Into Management It took me around one year to decide whether I wanted to move up to a management role. While my peers were happily accepting their promotions, I decided to take some time to reflect on my options. I did a lot of thinking: What are my intentions behind taking such a role? What would my duties be? How would this role serve my perso...

The Power of influence inside software engineering

Usually, we only focus on the hard skill when discussing the software career path. That is a colossal mistake that several engineers, including me, have committed for a long time. In this post, I'll explain why influence is vital to your career. The first step on this post is to ensure we're on the same page; the discussion here is not to undervalue...

Should You Quit Your Job to Pursue Your Business Idea?

Whatever the idea, you may be wondering if you should quit your job to pursue it. While this decision is not one to take lightly, here are some things to consider as you weigh your options. 1. Get your finances in order: Starting a business can be expensive, and it may take some time before you start making a profit. Before quitting your job, make sure...

Effective Feedback Mechanism

Feedback - an ultra powerful tool but a dreaded one for many Leaders (at least for the first timers). How effectively a Leader uses this tool largely determines how effective a Leader they are. Tools are effectively used only by skilled people. The combination of skills + tools yield great results only for those with the right mindset. Let us look at th...

Honesty in Leadership

'I am not sure', 'I don't know', 'Sorry', 'I guess', 'Am I thinking right here?', 'Did I confuse you by my explanation?' - Many Leaders think they shouldn't use such phrases in front of their team. I beg to differ. Read this fully to know when using such phrases reveals a fault line. I have learnt through personal practical experience & observation of o...

Providing Clarity to team

Having got the opportunity to observe several dozen leaders closely, I can tell that one of the worst thing a Leader could do is … ❝Giving confusing directions every week (or even worse every other day)❞ In one of the earlier orgs I worked, we used to have a weekly call with our Director who was a good person but a bad Manager. He would contradict him...

People, Process & Product

Understanding the Principles behind the practices, makes the practices more effective. Being rooted on principles helps us in many ways … ➡️Not to stray away too much from the actual Goal. ➡️For measuring the effectiveness of the practices followed. ➡️To do self retrospective to be able to course correct. One important Leadership Principle I foll...

Building an Effective Development Team From Scratch

Building an effective development team is hard work that takes time and effort. Managers would often blend different approaches based on their past experiences and values most important to them as leaders. I had the privilege of leading two development teams, each consisting of only one or two engineers, and scaling them up to 10+ engineers. In building the...

Tackling Technical Debt: A Crucial Step Towards Enhanced Productivity

The swift pace of feature deployment and the ceaseless demands of the marketplace have a knack for breeding technical debt. Business imperatives often prioritize launching new features over attending to legacy issues, fostering long-term stability. Over time, accumulating technical debt can lead to decreased productivity and a deviation from the original pla...

Working Effectively In a Remote Environment

How We Leveraged Remote Work Best Practices During the Covid-19 Pandemic The Covid-19 pandemic has undeniably turbocharged the shift towards remote work, which was already in motion for many years. Today, the business landscape is predominantly remote, and the post-pandemic world will likely embrace this modus operandi even more. While some companies smoo...

Deciding if Management Is Right for You

The Leap Into Management It took me around one year to decide whether I wanted to move up to a management role. While my peers were happily accepting their promotions, I decided to take some time to reflect on my options. I did a lot of thinking: What are my intentions behind taking such a role? What would my duties be? How would this role serve my perso...

The Power of influence inside software engineering

Usually, we only focus on the hard skill when discussing the software career path. That is a colossal mistake that several engineers, including me, have committed for a long time. In this post, I'll explain why influence is vital to your career. The first step on this post is to ensure we're on the same page; the discussion here is not to undervalue...

Should You Quit Your Job to Pursue Your Business Idea?

Whatever the idea, you may be wondering if you should quit your job to pursue it. While this decision is not one to take lightly, here are some things to consider as you weigh your options. 1. Get your finances in order: Starting a business can be expensive, and it may take some time before you start making a profit. Before quitting your job, make sure...

Effective Feedback Mechanism

Feedback - an ultra powerful tool but a dreaded one for many Leaders (at least for the first timers). How effectively a Leader uses this tool largely determines how effective a Leader they are. Tools are effectively used only by skilled people. The combination of skills + tools yield great results only for those with the right mindset. Let us look at th...

Honesty in Leadership

'I am not sure', 'I don't know', 'Sorry', 'I guess', 'Am I thinking right here?', 'Did I confuse you by my explanation?' - Many Leaders think they shouldn't use such phrases in front of their team. I beg to differ. Read this fully to know when using such phrases reveals a fault line. I have learnt through personal practical experience & observation of o...

Providing Clarity to team

Having got the opportunity to observe several dozen leaders closely, I can tell that one of the worst thing a Leader could do is … ❝Giving confusing directions every week (or even worse every other day)❞ In one of the earlier orgs I worked, we used to have a weekly call with our Director who was a good person but a bad Manager. He would contradict him...

People, Process & Product

Understanding the Principles behind the practices, makes the practices more effective. Being rooted on principles helps us in many ways … ➡️Not to stray away too much from the actual Goal. ➡️For measuring the effectiveness of the practices followed. ➡️To do self retrospective to be able to course correct. One important Leadership Principle I foll...

Building an Effective Development Team From Scratch

Building an effective development team is hard work that takes time and effort. Managers would often blend different approaches based on their past experiences and values most important to them as leaders. I had the privilege of leading two development teams, each consisting of only one or two engineers, and scaling them up to 10+ engineers. In building the...

Tackling Technical Debt: A Crucial Step Towards Enhanced Productivity

The swift pace of feature deployment and the ceaseless demands of the marketplace have a knack for breeding technical debt. Business imperatives often prioritize launching new features over attending to legacy issues, fostering long-term stability. Over time, accumulating technical debt can lead to decreased productivity and a deviation from the original pla...

Working Effectively In a Remote Environment

How We Leveraged Remote Work Best Practices During the Covid-19 Pandemic The Covid-19 pandemic has undeniably turbocharged the shift towards remote work, which was already in motion for many years. Today, the business landscape is predominantly remote, and the post-pandemic world will likely embrace this modus operandi even more. While some companies smoo...

Deciding if Management Is Right for You

The Leap Into Management It took me around one year to decide whether I wanted to move up to a management role. While my peers were happily accepting their promotions, I decided to take some time to reflect on my options. I did a lot of thinking: What are my intentions behind taking such a role? What would my duties be? How would this role serve my perso...

The Power of influence inside software engineering

Usually, we only focus on the hard skill when discussing the software career path. That is a colossal mistake that several engineers, including me, have committed for a long time. In this post, I'll explain why influence is vital to your career. The first step on this post is to ensure we're on the same page; the discussion here is not to undervalue...

Should You Quit Your Job to Pursue Your Business Idea?

Whatever the idea, you may be wondering if you should quit your job to pursue it. While this decision is not one to take lightly, here are some things to consider as you weigh your options. 1. Get your finances in order: Starting a business can be expensive, and it may take some time before you start making a profit. Before quitting your job, make sure...

Effective Feedback Mechanism

Feedback - an ultra powerful tool but a dreaded one for many Leaders (at least for the first timers). How effectively a Leader uses this tool largely determines how effective a Leader they are. Tools are effectively used only by skilled people. The combination of skills + tools yield great results only for those with the right mindset. Let us look at th...

Honesty in Leadership

'I am not sure', 'I don't know', 'Sorry', 'I guess', 'Am I thinking right here?', 'Did I confuse you by my explanation?' - Many Leaders think they shouldn't use such phrases in front of their team. I beg to differ. Read this fully to know when using such phrases reveals a fault line. I have learnt through personal practical experience & observation of o...

Providing Clarity to team

Having got the opportunity to observe several dozen leaders closely, I can tell that one of the worst thing a Leader could do is … ❝Giving confusing directions every week (or even worse every other day)❞ In one of the earlier orgs I worked, we used to have a weekly call with our Director who was a good person but a bad Manager. He would contradict him...

People, Process & Product

Understanding the Principles behind the practices, makes the practices more effective. Being rooted on principles helps us in many ways … ➡️Not to stray away too much from the actual Goal. ➡️For measuring the effectiveness of the practices followed. ➡️To do self retrospective to be able to course correct. One important Leadership Principle I foll...