Tom, a Chief Technology Officer with whom I just scheduled a meeting for tomorrow afternoon, texts me. “Umm, Michael? We’re meeting at 4 PM, right? I ask because the meeting ...
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Michael Hunter
“May I tell you something that may be tough to hear?” I ask Derry (not their real name). Now a successful entrepreneur, Derry lived the #vanlife decades before that was ...
Michael Hunter
Alex, the youngest engineer on his team in both age and experience—and probably in the entire company, he hasn’t checked, glances up at the string of grumpiness catapulting over the ...
Michael Hunter
Harry, head of engineering for a midsize software company, looked up as Anna, one of his up-and-coming engineers, knocked on his office door. “Do you have a minute?” Anna asked ...
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Cedric, the chief information officer of a regional software company, sighed with contentment. He had just finished up five hours’ worth of rearranging his office. Everything felt like it was ...
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Mary, the chief executive officer for a small, successful software startup, poked her head into the office of her head of engineering, Wade. She didn’t see him. Puzzled, she checked ...
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Tamara, head of engineering for a small software company, swept into her office, feeling pleased. “That went even better than I expected,” she exclaimed to herself. “I got my idea ...
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Jeannie, Maylee, and Sue, the chief technology officers of their respective software companies, met at their favorite park bench in a city park easily reachable from their respective offices. Meeting ...
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Amy, the director of engineering for a small, established software company, was talking with her longtime friend Molly, head of engineering for a rather larger software firm. “I feel like ...
Michael Hunter
Marla, chief technology officer for a mid-size software company, was talking with Tony, a peer head of engineering at another local software company. They had met at a networking event ...
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“I swear, Talia is doing everything she can to mess me up,” Gordon, the chief executive officer of a small startup, grumbled. He was the final decision-maker on everything. Not ...
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Pamela, the chief executive officer of a medium-sized software company, was talking with Tom, her chief technology officer, about a book she had just finished reading. “And so that got ...