Things to consider when moving into management
Tera Simon reflects on the ups and downs of her career path to offer lessons for other PMs thinking about moving into management.
Previously
Wicked Questions
Marshall Watson explores the value of asking questions with intention and offers ways to add some punch to your pursuit of knowledge.
Experiencing imposter syndrome?
That’s probably because you’re an imposter
Reina Gattuso argues that our imposter syndrome is good for us and, rather than telling ourselves that we’re responsible for our own success, we should confront the systemic discrimination and pathological individualism inherent to western society.
Rebecca Ataya
Project management insights—from the outside. A Coax Q&A.
The latest release from our new Coax Q&A series: project management insights—from the outside. Featuring Rebecca Ataya, Director of Programs and Services at the Federation of Community Social Services of BC.
People are people
Thoughts on fostering diversity and inclusion in tech
Lina Calin offers a map for getting out of the homogeneous echo chambers that the tech industry has become known for. The first step is realizing that underneath our different titles and job descriptions, we are all just people.
On Productivity
Exploring the difference between being a productive person and a Productivity Person
Tyler Hellard explains why Productivity People are no fun at parties.
Inclusive UX: The limits of empathy
Understanding what to do… when you don’t understand
Ivana McConnell maps out a simple process for building inclusive processes by simply acknowledging our limitations.
Buck the trend
What corsets and shampoo can teach us about design and problem solving
Stop worshipping at the cult of whatever-everyone-else-is-doing. It’s time to show the world what you can really do.
Stop normalizing failure
How to estimate projects (and how not to)
Patrice Embry shares the heartbreaking story of PMs who have left agencies due to poor estimating processes and a lack of support from management that puts teams in jeopardy—and a better, safer approach to estimation that elevates everyone.
Look at yourself
Learn how to separate fact from fiction and let go of the thoughts that suffocate you. A process for breaking limiting beliefs.
Rachel Gertz tears open the stomach of limiting beliefs and outlines a process to undo the damage they cause.
Apprenticeships redux
A plan to address tech’s diversity problem by valuing empathy over experience
The tech industry doesn’t have a diversity problem, it has an inclusion problem. Ivana is back to talk about how apprenticeships can make our industry better.
An interview with Michael Lopp
Managing humans when the sky is falling
Coax Magazine sat down with the VP of Engineering at Slack to talk about writing, empathy, management, and what to do when the sky is falling.
Editor’s picks
Design machines
How to survive the digital apocalypse.
A dystopian view of an internet designed by machines, and the mushy, emotional weapons we can use to fight back.
What the fuck are you talking about?
A lesson in effective communication
Tyler Hellard offers a lesson in effective communication.
Late nights and early warnings
How unhealthy projects break your business and our plan to help you fix that
Rachel explains how digital project management, apprenticeship, and Louder Than Ten’s brand new program can transform your projects and your organization.
In Defense of Doing it Wrong
Why you should ignore social expectations and start listening to your own desire
Why you should ignore social expectations and start listening to your own desire
Most important to least
How I quit my job and found the career I craved.
Sometimes what you see isn’t what you get. Larissa Scordato was stuck in a great job that had everything she didn’t want. This is how she started over.
The most brilliant woman in the room
Creative freedom, gender justice, and confronting the challenges to female collaboration
Modern society has gender inequality built into its bones. Reina Gatusso wants to dismantle the barriers to female creative freedom.
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