Firing someone. It’s one of the worst experiences in the business world. For most managers, it’s the last thing they want to do, and obviously not much fun for the employee. But here’s the reality: sometimes, firing someone is absolutely the right thing to do for the organization, your team and even the employee. If a situation isn’t working out and there’s no...

In the Florida Everglades, a non-indigenous species has taken over – pythons. These snakes have wiped out entire ecosystems in southern Florida, to the point authorities there held a “Python Challenge” where willing citizens were encouraged to kill as many of the constrictors as they could. The world of software engineering is experiencing a similar phenomenon (...

Starting a new job is exciting at first. Then, invariably, a few days pass and you start thinking things like – what should I do? Am I doing a good job? Should I bother my boss with a stupid question? How do I use the printer? It’s okay, that’s totally normal. There’s almost always a sense of awkwardness when starting a job. So long as you follow a few...