I’ve been thinking a lot lately about time, as a couple significant milestones have recently passed by in my life. Time is a weird notion if you stop to think about it — it takes so many forms in the human existence. Time is the great enemy, time is money, time heals all wounds, time is on my side (yes it is). There’s likely a ton more cliches and songs out there, but I’m digressing.
A few weeks back, my partner and I were fortunate enough to cross the 2 year mark in our business. Year one was tough as…
Here in Ireland, they say Spring starts February 1st. I grew up in Indiana, USA, and I can promise that Spring barely can show itself within the month of March, let alone February! But cultural differences aside, I can see the winter darkness receding. As I was willingly commuting to my 7am Dublin Network meeting, there was the hint of sunrise in the sky and now it is 5:31pm and my dusk/dawn light outside has not turned on yet! Roses are showing new growth and my tiger lilies are popping up! …
Many of us likely grew up with the adage of following the “Golden Rule” — to treat others as we want to be treated. That sounds great on one hand, but let’s stop and think about that for a second. How many of us have had managers who took a “one size fits all” approach to management? Or tried to simply force their way of seeing the world, giving feedback, or affording praise upon you? Reflecting back, how uncomfortable was that, and did their message really land the right way with you? …
As a manager, there are few moments which can be both as exciting and refreshing as bringing new talent into your team. As a new manager though, there are few moments which can seem so unnerving. I still vividly remember my very first hire as an engineering manager, taking over a team that faced numerous challenges on both the technology and people fronts. We were a small team of only 3, and 2 of the team needed to be replaced almost immediately after my arrival. We had loads to deliver, and I was feverishly working through a pipeline of candidates.
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A little over a year ago, we embarked on a new adventure which would put our professional and personal lives to the test: co-founding our own company as spouses!! Okay, sure, it’s not necessarily that unique anymore…however it does still tend to elicit an “are you both fecking mad?” response when people first discover it. This reaction is also generally accompanied by a host of questions including but not limited to “who’s the boss”, “no really”, “okay, he’s left to get our coffees, now once again who really?”, and so on. So as we reflect upon the first year that’s…
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