Literal make space for quieter voices by using your authority and position to highlight what someone else has said, “I’d like to second __’s comment on. ” or “____ it looked like you wanted to say something?”.

Letting go and stepping back to make space for others to do the work.

Being the cool Aunt/Uncle, aka, someone with experience but not direct authority that team members can talk to, vent to, ask advice, etc.

Saying no to leadership / product. (Nicely, with a good reason behind the No, knowing you may still be overridden.).

Skills Staff engineers should have that often don’t get talked about. Other Staff Devs please add your own thoughts to the thread!.

Yesterday in the Denver airport my teen couldn’t get their card to work while buying a sandwich minutes before their next flight boarded. THANK YOU to that amazing family who saw her panic and said, “Just toss your sandwich in with ours. We can pay.”.

Picking up their sibling at the airport…

In the @wnb_rb panel on IC vs Manager someone commented that Staff Dev sounded like being the cool Aunt and I 100% love this description!.

Gracie thanks my Canadian coworkers for having a holiday so it’s now no meeting Friday and I can work from the couch.

RT @rstoddard: Best email I've ever seen from @BOGUSBASIN - tone, voice, visual smack + the action of reopening the resort for one day. Old….

RT @xssfox: Boss: your leave request broke the system.Me: uh sigh.Boss: why do you want to take the specific week off in 2038.Me: for this….

I’m so glad I work from home so I can watch the snow falling… in the desert. in the middle of April!

My first time contributing to a Shopify blog post! I love the mix of books suggested!.

Less than an hour before we start!.

RT @wnb_rb: Join us TOMORROW for a special event: 🛠 IC vs. Manager💼 panel, featuring @rose_w, @penelope_zone, @manisha503, and Swati Swobod….