Our rating system: 6 o'clock to 12 o'clock
I am hoping you've used an analog watch before. Otherwise, you'll have to know how that works before you continue reading. In my team, we use a 6 o'clock to 12 o'clock rating system with half an hour increments. In easy terms,
Leaders are great at one of three: Vision, Operations, or Coaching
I ran into a tweet the other day that said most leaders are generally great at one of three things: vision, operations, or coaching. Few leaders are great at two, and you can rarely find one that is good at all three. Thinking about it, this has been true throughout
Have you talked to your non-customers lately?
Last week, I was reading a report about Netflix's new revelation that one of its biggest competitors is not HBO, it's Fortnite [https://www.seattletimes.com/business/netflix-sees-fortnite-as-a-bigger-rival-than-hbo/] . This was a bit strange to think about at first. Fortnite is a video game not a streaming
Delegating work
One of the hardest skills to learn as a new manager moving from an individual contributor (IC) role is how to delegate. How to use the power of a team to achieve more. Delegation by its nature is a hard task. There is a balance between being absent as a
Learning by interviewing
Over the past few months, the VMware Design team continues to grow rapidly. This meant that a good portion of my time over the past few months has been dedicated to interviewing. With a few hundred interviews done in the past couple of quarters alone, I've done some
Recipe for a more productive and inclusive meeting
Like with most organizations, meetings is a part of the daily work experience at VMware. Being the extrovert that I am, experiences with meetings are generally pleasant. It mostly depends on what we are discussing versus the way we're discussing it. Over the years, I've learned
Writing more
Over the last few years, I've tried on many occasions to get more disciplined about writing. My goal has been to simply put my thoughts on paper, practice public writing more, and to focus my thoughts on the most important learnings.
