3 Big Ideas A healthy “Thinking Environment”, which relies on genuine listening, can revolutionise someone’s thinking. Thinking Environments can be created in one-on-one and in group situations. Always ask incisive questions more times than you think you need to. 2 Best Quotes “Thinking for yourself is still a radical act.” “The most important factor in whether…

Management at Redgate has always been a very supportive role. We equip our managers to level up the members of their team, including how to give effective feedback, how to have personal development conversations, and we even include an Introduction to Coaching workshop in our core management skills training. What…

Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 may have passed but caring for your mental health matters all year round. Part of caring for your mental health is ensuring you are getting the support you need, to deal with challenges and support your growth. We’re fortunate at Redgate to work in a…

At Redgate we believe the best way to make software products is by engaging small teams empowered with clear purpose, freedom to act and a drive to learn. But, with these beliefs in mind, what role does coaching play in making the most of our teams? 3 Big Ideas Team coaching is a…

We’ve previously shared about our journey to a cohesive Progression Framework at Redgate. That framework has already helped people within our company to better understand their development opportunities and how to grow while they work with us. …

One of the growing topics in technical authoring over the past few years has been Documentation as Code — a philosophy that “you should be writing documentation with the same tools as code”, rather than it being an awkward, disjoint part of your work. We wanted to get an idea…

We’ve already shared what a software engineering career looks like at Redgate, but there’s far more to the modern software organisation than engineering alone. One area we take special care of at Redgate is how we work together to build and deliver that software. This branch of our career progression…

There’s no “one right way” to build software, and there’s no “one right way” to grow your career in software either. That can make it hard to know what to expect with different companies. We realised this at Redgate, and spent some time trying to understand what typical career paths…

We’ve recently shared about Redgate’s new Progression Framework, and how it’s helping folks at Redgate develop their skills and careers. But we also want to share how we got to pulling that framework together. It all started by looking at lightning talk attendance… Back in the mists of time Our journey started way back in 2018. …