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Gareth Jones

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Think product. Gain influence.

August 15, 2024

Product thinking sounds obvious—of course, you’re thinking about the product you’re building! But are you really connecting the dots between what adds value to your users and what you’re creating? Mastering that skill can grow your influence, open up career prospects, and make your job more fulfilling.

10 min read
CareerSoft SkillSoftware Engineering
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The seduction of overtime: finding balance in work and life.

November 29, 2023

Discover how a scream in the dark made me realise the hidden cost of overtime, eventually leading me towards better balance in work and life.

10 min read
CareerSoft SkillWell-being
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Don't be afraid to jump off the corporate ladder

January 18, 2021

Sometimes we want to jump down off the corporate ladder to do something different, and that's okay!

12 min read
CareerSoft Skill
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Gatsby Typescript plugin quick tip

September 29, 2019

A quick tip to help avoid spinning your wheels on a generic error message when attempting to import a Typescript plugin into your Gatsby site.

2 min read
Quick TipTechnical
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Handling critical feedback

August 23, 2019

A look at how to receive and process critical feedback.

8 min read
FeedbackLearningSoft Skill
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Cultivating a team of ideal team players

August 19, 2019

Taking a group of people and growing them into a collective of ideal team players.

12 min read
CultureLeadershipSoft Skill
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Effective one on ones

September 15, 2018

Top tips for having effective one on ones.

10 min read
FeedbackLeadershipSoft Skill
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Learning with the mob

January 21, 2018

A look at how to run effective team learning sessions.

7 min read
LearningSoft Skill
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Finding time to get sh%t done

January 17, 2018

How you can find some time to get things done.

5 min read
LearningSoft Skill
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Creating a feedback culture in your team

December 19, 2017

A look at how to build feedback in to your teams culture.

8 min read
CultureFeedbackSoft Skill
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Prototype faster by leveraging the power of testing

July 30, 2017

A look at why writing tests can help you to prototype faster.

5 min read
TechnicalTesting
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Running a secure blog with Caddy and Hugo

January 24, 2017

Using the Caddy web server to run a Hugo site with HTTPS.

7 min read
Technical