Marcelo CalbucciinM-Shaped BrainAccessibility ThinkingAccessibility in tech has, for as long as I can remember, been associated with disability inclusion. For most people, the word accessible…Mar 6, 2023Mar 6, 2023
Marcelo CalbucciinM-Shaped BrainI’m Joining Amazon to Improve the Employee ExperienceI'm joining Amazon to lead the global employee benefits experience.May 23, 20221May 23, 20221
Marcelo CalbucciinM-Shaped BrainCollaboration vs. Coordination: Why aren’t you achieving as much as you could?The word collaboration gives the warm and fuzzies to people. If you see it in a job description, you are more likely to apply. When you…May 16, 2022May 16, 2022
Marcelo CalbucciinM-Shaped BrainThe 5 stages of CTO & the CTO Career ChasmMapping the Blitzscalling startup stages to the profiles of the CTO they need.Jan 21, 20211Jan 21, 20211
Marcelo CalbucciinM-Shaped BrainBadass (Presenting) Presentations — 24 ways to avoid messing up while presentingI had my fair share of bad presentations. I gave terrible presentations. I watched slow-moving train wreck presentations. The vast…Jan 19, 2021Jan 19, 2021
Marcelo CalbucciinM-Shaped BrainBadass Email — How to conquer your Inbox forever23 ideas to take back your email sanityJan 12, 2021Jan 12, 2021
Marcelo CalbucciinM-Shaped BrainBadass Meetings — 23 tips on how to tackle the “too many meetings” problemPreamble 1: If you want to better retain* the information below and learn a few new tricks, I also put together a non-boring 30-day…Jan 5, 2021Jan 5, 2021
Marcelo CalbucciinM-Shaped BrainBudget your software initiatives, don’t estimate themEstimation-driven software planning is an old & flawed system for making great products. Budget-driven planning provides many improvements.Dec 14, 20202Dec 14, 20202
Marcelo CalbucciinM-Shaped Brain17 reasons why becoming an engineering manager is not what you thought it will beI often find myself giving career advice to software engineers who want to become a manager. I also mentor and coach many managers who’ve…Jul 16, 20204Jul 16, 20204
Marcelo CalbucciinM-Shaped BrainInterviewing: Ask them to show, not tell!Picture this. You are taking a Calculus test in High School. Instead of a written assessment, it’s a different type of evaluation. It’s an…Jun 8, 2020Jun 8, 2020