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Tag: Reluctant

A Reluctant Leader: How I Embraced the Role I Never Wanted

Becoming a manager: Should I pursue it? How to become an effective people leader? Why would I trade coding for a life largely of meetings and navigating human dynamics? These are common questions regularly posed by software engineering leaders, including myself, as well as those contemplating their ...

A Reluctant Leader: How I Embraced the Role I Never Wanted

Becoming a manager: Should I pursue it? How to become an effective people leader? Why would I trade coding for a life largely of meetings and navigating human dynamics? These are common questions regularly posed by software engineering leaders, including myself, as well as those contemplating their ...

So, I Might Be a (Reluctant) Gay Elder… (Part I)

I might have mentioned in “About Me” that I turned 60 in February 2024. On “Fire Walk With Me” Day, the day before “Twin Peaks” Day. FYI, 2/23/64 is also the birthday of Agent Dana Scully, so that’s an odd way The X-Files ties in with Twin Pea...