How do you estimate deliverables, prioritize assignments, design solutions, choose implementations, and verify requirements when there’s no authoritative source to tell you the right thing to do and the right way to do it? What do you do when the experts disagree?
Why do many engineers hate office politics yet can’t avoid it? How can you navigate and master office politics while maintaining your integrity and sanity?
What are the three key questions an interview answers? How do you best prepare, introduce yourself, solve design and code problems, answer behavioral questions, and reflect after an interview?
How can you overcome imposter syndrome and act with integrity and authenticity until you finally know what you’re doing? What makes others listen to you and accept your leadership?
What are the pros and cons of pair programming? When is it valuable?
How do you respond to a crisis that involves executives and maybe mass media? What steps can you take to stay calm and engage the right people?
Why do coworkers disappoint you? How do you set clear expectations and hold people accountable?
Why do you need to manage your management? How do you manage up with authenticity?
Why do great teams with sufficient data still make bad decisions, miss incidents, and seem unresponsive? How should you slice your data to ensure a quality customer experience?
What are the three purposes of a resume? How do you make your resume and interview more memorable and compelling?