Difficult Conversations (Part 1)

Difficult Conversations (Part 1)

Many great books have been written about difficult conversations, but I’d like to revisit this topic with you, my readers. With a twist of my own experience, I hope you’ll leave with actionable advice to handle these conversations better —...

Decaying Software

Decaying Software

Software is not a physical object, so the concept of decomposition is quite unnatural to consider in such a context. However, this doesn’t mean there’s no decay over time.

Layoffs

Layoffs

2023 is behind us, but the waters in the IT industry are still wavy. January had quite a handful of announcements about reducing the workforce left and right. Truth be told, layoffs are probably one of those few could-be traumatic...

The Problem of Obvious

The Problem of Obvious

Why are they doing this? The best way to deal with it is so obvious! - did you ever think something along those lines? The chance is, the more experienced you are, the more often a similar phrase crosses your...