Kevin Buoren ShiuePrioritisation lessons from managing mental healthI make no secret that my mental health can be a challenge. I haven’t written about it here much, because it hasn’t been relevant. But I was…Sep 17Sep 17
Kevin Buoren ShiueThe Art of the Vision/MissionIf you’ve ever had the need to align a team that may be directionless, one of the first tools in your Engineering Manager’s toolkit is…Sep 17Sep 17
Kevin Buoren Shiue5 Simple ways to promote autonomy cultureAnyone I’ve ever worked with knows how important I place autonomy within work. The only value I place higher than autonomy in my…Oct 22, 2023Oct 22, 2023
Kevin Buoren ShiueMy valuesIn the many companies I’ve worked for, I’ve found that as long as the values do not clash, there can be a working relationship. Different…Nov 6, 2022Nov 6, 2022
Kevin Buoren ShiueAnatomy of an effective RefinementI was recently told to write up a little something like a rules of engagement for refinements in order to try to replicate my process. I…Oct 23, 2022Oct 23, 2022
Kevin Buoren ShiueMy 2021 OKRsIt’s that time of year again! Another year, another set of goals.Dec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2020
Kevin Buoren ShiueOn career laddersBefore the pandemic became a thing, I was helping standardise a career ladder for development. I had originally written a bit of something…Dec 19, 2020Dec 19, 2020
Kevin Buoren ShiueA Satisfying OKRIf you’re like me, and you’ve made New Year’s Resolutions in the past, you may have experienced the bitter disappointment of it failing…Sep 23, 2020Sep 23, 2020
Kevin Buoren ShiueManufacturing outrage: USC linguistics scandalRecently, University of Southern California professor Greg Patton did a lecture on linguistics, specifically on pauses, and ran into an…Sep 11, 2020Sep 11, 2020