It seems like a question that pops up daily on the discussion boards “what should I say when they ask my current salary or what I want to be paid?” The short answer is: _________. Right, nothing. Any number you provide can only be used against you. Don’t believe me, read on…
Author Archives: AYM Staff
Delegation
Delegation is an essential skill for managers. It allows them to scale their organization by getting out of the critical path for decision making. It helps grow the skillset of team members and provide greater career growth. So, what are the mechanics of delegation and what do you do if your manager is a poorContinue reading “Delegation”
Get out of my way!
An important part of a manager’s job is to remove obstacles that would prevent their team from succeeding. They can do this by being reactive, proactive or inactive. How so? Let’s see…
How do I get promoted?
So, you want a promotion. No, you say? You deserve a promotion!? Ok then, why hasn’t it happened? Why is your hard work going unnoticed? Maybe you should… wait for it…
A path to SW Engineering Manager.
A great path to software engineering management is through increasing levels of responsibility / scope in your engineering career. Dev, Sr. Dev, Lead of some small portion of code, Lead of more code, even more, etc. Mentoring Jr. folks, on-boarding new folks, backup to your manager, etc.
If you can’t, one will be provided for you!
Prioritizing tasks, projects – work in general – is essential to maintaining clear communication in organizations large and small. However, sometimes people are unwilling to provide a stack-ranked priority list and prefer that “everything is a P1!”. Or, worse yet, there is no list and you’re not sure what your manager wants from you. InContinue reading “If you can’t, one will be provided for you!”
This is where I draw the line!
So, you’ve managed to get a true prioritized list of tasks/projects, now what? Can you get everything on the list done? Does your manager have the same expectations as you? Are you stressed about over promising? Let’s figure it out!
Will you help me?
…says someone who just arrived at your desk, or maybe in a chat message. You’re thinking, I’m so busy, this is the last thing I need right now! So, what do you do?
That’s not a prioritized list!!!
How many of you have been given a task list that look like this?