In The King Must Die , by Kimi Ashing-Giwa, making taxation rounds at his older brother’s request is a task meant to keep Alekhai out of the palace so the Sovereign can rule for a few days without Alekhai breathing down his neck. It didn’t take long to figure out that a local chieftain has been pocketing most of the region’s yearly profits. Lounging on his personal lounge, Alekhai nurses a crystal glass of iced vodka. There is a particularly raucus party after another of the

In The Staff Engineer’s Path , Tanya Reilly points out that a staff engineer's reporting chain determines their scope. If they report to a director, they should clarify whether they’re expected to operate across the entire organization or focus on specific teams or technology areas. If everything becomes the engineer's problem, they’re at risk of having a lack of impact by being spread too thin acoss endless side quests. They also risk a lack of impact if they spend time on w

Brené Brown, in Dare to Lead , advises us to admit to experiencing shame or admit that we’re sociopaths. Just the word shame is uncomfortable. It has more control over our lives they less we talk about it. It’s easy to let the crowd get in our head and hijack our efforts. Without clarity of values, anywhere else to look or focus, or a light above to remind us why we are here, cynics and critics can bring us to our knees. We need our values to remind us why we went in wheneve