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Explore takeaways from a curated selections of leadership and productivity books, handpicked by Addy Osmani. Unlock your potential with titles like The Effec...

When unreasonable requests are followed up with "but you could have just said no!" Exploring the clashes of ask culture and guess culture, at home and at work.

(Credit: Wired magazine. ) Time to read: 50 minutes We touched down in Las Vegas only three hours before, but we were already back in the plane and flying home to San Jose on a brisk winter day in …

A well-defined Product Process increases your products time to market while providing value to users and improving product quality.

We obsess over managing our time. However, we should focus on managing our capacity instead: it's our ability to do our best work.

A founder recently asked me how to stop caring what other people think. I didn’t have an answer, and after reflecting on it more, I think it's the wrong question. Almost everyone cares what...

A theme in my practice is the leader who's aware or senses that a colleague is suffering and would like to offer support but is unsure how to broach the topic--and a version of this occurs in my own work....

One of the most common management mistakes is not providing clarity when people are wrong on important, invested efforts.

I’m coming up on 15 years of professional software engineering. I’ve worked at companies from unknown startups to large FAANG-like silicon valley companies and everywhere in between. In no particular order, sharing some things I’ve learned that others may find helpful.

Let's look at motivation, craft, opportunity and taking ownership.

We never have enough time. So we need to make the most of what we have. Managing it like an investment portfolio can help.

“Prove your value.” “Justify your presence.” “Demonstrate impact.” Too many organizations have convinced designers that they’re the…

Here Richard Holman discusses some of the most common questions, doubts and problems that have come up in his five years as a creative coach

When you hesitate to ask for what you want or need, you aren't just missing out on immediate rewards or opportunities. You're also doing a disservice...

There I was, standing in the middle of a buzzing tech event that our company organized, feeling like a fish out of water. The room was filled with

The six types of developers, categorized by their ideal workday.

UXPin has recently launched a new feature called “Merge”. This tool aims to break through the chasms of design and development, all while improving the agility and quality our teams expect. This new technology may cause some rethink on how the whole design team and engineering team collaborates.