Ever have "one of those days"? Yeah, me, too. I came up with my emergency toolkit to keep myself from turning "one of those days" into "a lot of those days" again. I may or may not have needed to pull that out today. lizsaling.com/my-emergency-t…

Feeling a little stuck? Happens to me, too. lizsaling.com/procrastinatin…

This one has been coming up a lot for me lately - when is a decision a good one? lizsaling.com/what-is-a-good…

I feel like I've learned so much about communication in the last few years ... and of course still feel like there's so much to learn. Here's my fave tips lizsaling.com/say-it-in-thre…

Anyone else on a journey to take control of their lives back? I mean their calendar. Same thing, right? I've been trying to in earnest this year, and here's what I've learned and what I'm trying next lizsaling.com/calendaring-ex…

I've started up a few software engineering teams (I've lost count now), and captured here what I've learned about the patterns that work well, not just for the teams, but the individuals on them and the business they serve. lizsaling.com/SWE-team-five-…

I always love talking about team building things, and loved talking with the great folks at @brakesec about it even more!

I mean, it can be hard, but it doesn't have to be. Here's one big thing I've learned about being a woman, a parent, and an engineer working in tech. lizsaling.com/debunking-a-co…

Are you calendar challenged? Me, too, but I'm getting better at it. Here's the next episode in my epic saga to slay that monster. lizsaling.com/feasible-calen…

We're heading into another promotion cycle, and I've gathered my thoughts about getting promoted in tech, and added a love letter to my early-in-role engineer and new-mom self at the end. lizsaling.com/getting-promot…

I know we sometimes struggle being comfortable taking time off. I've got some questions to help you find relief and schedule that ooo event without the worry. lizsaling.com/how-can-i-shak…

📣 I am hiring 📣 I'm on the funnest, most rewarding 🎢 of my career-life building tools to enable OSS Communities, and if that sounds like something you want to do, let's work together! I hope you apply 💕 sr: boards.greenhouse.io/github/jobs/40… mid: boards.greenhouse.io/github/jobs/40… Areas include:

Trigger statement: “Oh, it’ll just be faster if I do it myself.” Maybe! For now. But it’s worth the time to help someone else do it so 1) you don’t always need to and 2) they can learn more. The trick is to know when to lean in and when to let go.

I feel seen 🥰 Great summary, great talk/read - it’s super important and impactful when you make space to be intentional - _to strategize_. Thanks 爆弾!

TIL you can render diagrams on GitHub using markdown 😱 Markdown / Preview