/Phil Calçado

Attention Is All A Manager Needs tl;dr: “All this talk about managing information at scale makes me think of challenges faced by engineering managers and directors as they have to deal with both information overload and scarcity simultaneously. This is a recurring major topic when coaching new managers or folks who made the transition to senior management. In this article, I am going to discuss the challenges and offer a few practical tools that have worked for me in my own journey.”

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Five Takeaways From Looking For A New Senior Role In Tech tl;dr: "This article explicitly focuses on senior leadership roles, which were what I was looking for." (1) It will likely take longer than you expect. (2) Independent headhunters and recruiters are a valuable resource. (3) Use your project management skills to keep your sanity. (4) Be strategic around your interviews and chats. (5) Do not waste your time, but part as friends with everyone in the process. 

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