PinnedTom DrapeauinCodifyingHello WorldGood morning, party people! It has been a long while since I posted here on Medium. Today I’m getting back to it. The last time I posted, I…Aug 11Aug 11
Tom DrapeauI Like To Move It Move ItI have a new episode of my podcast “Tom’s Foolery”, hot off the presses and ready for listening!Aug 2Aug 2
Tom DrapeauinCodifyingI Finally Finished a Coursera Class!If you are anything like me, your conscientious you signs you up for a Coursera (or Udemy) class, and then your realistic you…Dec 1, 2019Dec 1, 2019
Tom DrapeauinCodifyingJob Search Survival Kit: TL;DR Don’t PanicJob searching is hard. I just completed a job search cycle and feel extremely fortunate with the result of it — I just joined Squarespace…Nov 19, 2019Nov 19, 2019
Tom DrapeauinCodifyingHow to Build an Engineering CultureEngineering culture is a topic I am passionate about, mainly because I have personally witnessed its transformative effects on engineering…Oct 14, 20192Oct 14, 20192
Tom DrapeauinCodifyingBalancing Life and CareerThere are a lot of guides out there about how to maintain a good career/life balance. Some also add the distinction between life as a…Oct 11, 2019Oct 11, 2019
Tom DrapeauinCodifyingA Case for Learning & DevelopmentI came across an HBR article this morning, “Where Companies Go Wrong with Learning & Development”. You should go read that article, but…Oct 3, 2019Oct 3, 2019
Tom DrapeauinCodifyingFour Great Books on LeadershipOne fifth score and 1 year ago, I was given a large challenge. There was a need for someone to lead the client engineering teams at…Oct 2, 20191Oct 2, 20191
Tom DrapeauinCodifyingThe Art of Communication in Meetings, According to MeI have worked building apps and services for consumers at companies for 22 years. My companies have ranged from startups, to small…Sep 29, 20191Sep 29, 20191
Tom DrapeauinCodifyingIs Executive Education Worth It?I attended a short course at the NYU Stern business school last week. Taking place over the course of four days, Finance and Accounting…Sep 28, 2019Sep 28, 2019