Writing goals without having to write them

There’s little I care about more than finding ways to help the people in my team get better and better as humans. I’ve worked in many manager roles where I’ve been tasked with providing ‘growth’ and ‘personal development’ to my reports. Few of these roles have provided me with any or all of the help I need to do this properly.

A large part of my decision to join MindGym was around the potential of leveraging their own methodologies and tools in my team so they can be more effective.

Reviving Apple Pro Speakers

I’ve had a pair of Apple Pro speakers in a drawer for a year or so. I’m a big fan of getting as much use out of a piece of technology as I can. In opposition to the narrative often seen in the media, I have never felt that there’s planned obsolescence from Apple.

Change

I started this blog as a software developer to try to broaden my reach a bit and maybe get better jobs. Over the past 1.5 years I’ve transitioned to being a developer of people who develop software.

Culture & Community

I've been fortunate enough to attend the last three WWDCs and I've noticed a disturbing trend in the makeup and behaviour of the audience: People just aren't as nice as they used to be.