http://willasaywhat.com/Recent content in Home on willasaywhatHugoenTue, 11 May 2021 21:36:03 -0500http://willasaywhat.com/posts/on-leadership-and-feedback/Tue, 11 May 2021 21:36:03 -0500http://willasaywhat.com/posts/on-leadership-and-feedback/<p>I’ve been meaning to put something like this together for a very long time, but back then I was still very new to management and the manager’s schedule. I still had the tip of my toes stuck in the technical work and I wasn’t keen to let go. I don’t think I will ever fully let go of that work, but I like to think I’m getting there bit by bit each and every day.</p>http://willasaywhat.com/posts/goodbye-2014-hello-2015/Tue, 30 Dec 2014 20:52:54 -0500http://willasaywhat.com/posts/goodbye-2014-hello-2015/<h2 id="on-life-and-control">On Life and Control<a href="#on-life-and-control" class="heading-anchor" aria-label="Link to this section"><svg class="h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><g fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2"><path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71"/><path d="M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71"/></g></svg></a></h2><p>There are so many things about myself, my life, and my world that I would change if I had control. That&rsquo;s the strange thing about control: if we don&rsquo;t have complete control, we often assume we have none at all. There is, of course, a middle ground.</p>