February 18, 2026 at 12:00 am
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February 18, 2026 at 5:59 pm
These lessons are all great.
One lesson I would add is to make sure that the right people are acknowledged for their work. As a senior, it is great to be able to acknowledge a specific, beneficial thing that a junior has done. My role isn't to dictate; it is to nurture my successors.
I've found that honest appreciation works wonders even with people with whom you would not choose to socialise. It can turn an antagonist relationship into a productive one. Dale Carnegie said this in "How to Win Friends and Influence People".
Terry Pratchett wrote that "We all think we are immune to flattery, but my God, we can tolerate it in huge amounts". This is especially true when delivered honestly.
February 18, 2026 at 8:28 pm
That's a great addition
February 19, 2026 at 1:16 am
Steve, I love that sentence, "Learn to be a team player as an engineer, developer." I see a lot of people who aren't team players. However, in a real way I think it's the corporate culture that brings that about. I find there's greater interest in pleasing the boss/manager/PM, then in trying to improve things for your teammates.
Rod
February 19, 2026 at 9:53 am
Steve, I love that sentence, "Learn to be a team player as an engineer, developer." I see a lot of people who aren't team players. However, in a real way I think it's the corporate culture that brings that about. I find there's greater interest in pleasing the boss/manager/PM, then in trying to improve things for your teammates.
I'd take the "Pay it forward" approach. Officially, you may not get anything out of it. Unofficially, you gain a lot of traction, albeit over the long term.
February 19, 2026 at 6:38 pm
Agree with David. Sometimes it results in nothing, but it pays dividends later. The less quid pro quo and the more do the right thing, the better you are.
February 19, 2026 at 9:12 pm
From my world with respect to team work:
If you don't share your skills and knowledge I do not want to work with you. You won't be here forever and if you don't share, someone has to rewrite your work.
conversely
If you share your knowledge and others claim it as their own and take credit, find another place to work. Life is too short to work with people who minimize you.
February 20, 2026 at 5:41 pm
From my world with respect to team work:
If you don't share your skills and knowledge I do not want to work with you. You won't be here forever and if you don't share, someone has to rewrite your work.
conversely
If you share your knowledge and others claim it as their own and take credit, find another place to work. Life is too short to work with people who minimize you.
Well said
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