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

In Emma , by Jane Austin, the quietness of a game makes it eligible to Mr. Woodhouse. The letters of a word are used as a vehicle for gallantry and trickery. Frank Churchill proposes, with a glance to Jane, to pass a word to Emma. Mrs. Weston is convinced that it must be a relief to Miss Fairfax to be able to speak of Miss Fairfax’s engagement. Miss Fairfax admits that since her engagement she has not experienced a single tranquil hour. Emma questions if Miss Fairfax consider