Managing and Leading

• 12 “Manager READMEs” This is an interesting notion: a simple guide a manager gives to members of their team. Includes contact methods, expectations, regular cadence, etc.

Communicating Effectively

• How to answer questions in a helpful way A good way to look at how to answer a question.
• Get Your Work Recognized: Write a Brag Document I find it almost unnatural to brag about myself, and it’s even harder when looking at what I’ve done over a year. The notion of a “brag document” is to capture those accomplishments for when you need to present them.

Using Communication Tools

• no hello Don’t start an IM chat with just “hi.”

Setting Boundaries and Resetting “Normal”

• Don’t Work for Assholes
• **Why It’s OK to Leave a Tech Job at 5 P.M.
• The Beggar CEO and Sucker Culture It’s OK not to be “committed” to the company. You don’t own it.
• Bad Jobs Can Warp Your Sense of What’s Normal