Tag Archives: career

Learning to Stop Being a Hero

A few weeks ago I re-published a piece on whether we might be giving too much of ourselves for our employers. At the time I was on holiday with my family and since this was a popular piece years ago, … Continue reading

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Balancing Hard and Soft Skills

Many of us would prefer that the technology industry were a strict meritocracy. One where we get opportunities and are compensated according to our skills. We learn to code better, or manage more systems, and we’re seen as more valuable … Continue reading

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Cloud Pace

Recently, a user responded on SQLServerCentral to something I’d written on Azure, asking how do I keep up with all the changes. I wrote back: “Between the complexity and pace of change, I’m always learning something.” To be clear, I … Continue reading

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What Keeps You Employed?

I get asked this question regularly each year as I start coaching volleyball: “what do you do?” New parents are always interested in what the coach does outside of running their kids around a court. This year, I actually got … Continue reading

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