| Troy Hunt How I optimised my life to make my job redundant |
Troy Hunt's point of view |
| Gergely Orosz My "Investment Mindset" |
Could work that seems like "sunk costs" on the short-term really be an investment for the long-term? |
| Being visible |
Why visibility matters |
| Being Glue |
If you stop doing those things, the team won't be as successful. But now someone's suggesting that you might be happier in a less technical role. If this describes you, congratulations: you're the glue. If it's not, have you thought about who is filling this role on your team? |
| A career ending mistake |
An insightful essay to help you assess where your career is going and where you want to go |
| Does the title even matter? |
Why titles do matter |
| Phil Venables Work / Life Balance |
- Work and life distinction
- How to think about balance
- Balancing techniques
- Wake up and smell the roses
- Embrace the suck
- Anti-patterns
- Changes
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| The Tarzan Method |
Something that often throws people off is the idea that they need to doggedly progress in a straight line  |
| A Pyramid-shaped Career |
Getting a high-status role early in your career can limit you. You start to associate success with status, and anything that looks like a “step down” feels like losing ground or going backward |
| What “managing up“ really means: A Practical Guide to Working with Your Manager |
At its simplest, managing up means working with your manager in a way that makes collaboration easier. It is a collaboration skill |
| Phil Venables Keys to Career Success |
- Take Action and be Persistent
- Add Value - Focus on the “Customer”
- Be Who You Are - Play to Your Strengths
- Collaborate and Take Broad Responsibility
- Deal with Reality and Ambiguity
- Be Honest with Yourself
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| Phil Venables Career Advice and Professional Development |
- Be persistent
- Actually take feedback
- Place your bets on some “big moves”
- Dealing well with career set-backs actually defines your career
- Constantly look for and apply the 80/20 rule
- Don’t buy into the trite advice that you should “do what you love”
- Notice the best part
- You always underestimate your impact (positive and negative) on others
- A-grades vs. Pass/Fail
- You get way more air cover and management support than you will ever know or believe
- Be ambitious for the team - but stay humble individually
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| Phil Venables The Power of Community: 7 Steps to Fast-Track Your Security Career |
Focus on 2-3 communities, join formally, contribute real work, lead and connect, aim for advisory roles, engage AI-adjacent groups, and embrace broader organizational responsibilities including AI governance. |
| Defensive Driving For Your Career |
- Take Public Credit
- Don’t Let Anyone Lie About You
- Beware People Who Think You Got Lucky
- Maintain Leverage
- How To Handle This As a Leader
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| Giving and taking credit in big tech companies |
Engineers must take credit for their work, since managers judge technical performance through trusted peers' informal opinions. Sharing credit builds those peers' support and reduces blame risk, because hoarded credit makes projects easy scapegoats |