My Feedback + Additional Assertions

[chrisac309]

It seems that I'm unable to create branches/PRs for this repo, so I figured I'd leave my remarks here 😀. Early congrats on receiving your MBA in May!

A bit of background, for those reading this other than Brit:
I know Brit from my years at Hyland, dating back to 2017. She was a manager that took a chance on me as an intern during the summer of 2017, and as I grew from a capable intern into a capable software engineer, I had the pleasure of witnessing Brit grow into the engineering leader I could tell she was always meant to be.

Now, to answer the questions directly from LinkedIn.

Is it fair? Do you agree?

(This also doubles as my assertion about Brit)

I believe that this is a fair, accurate assessment of Brit's leadership approach. She's always been one to have an open door policy, and I felt that she always had a good pulse on the work and the needs of the colleagues that report to her. Therein lies an interesting aspect of her leadership as well -- even as a leader, I felt comfortable enough to talk to her as I would a close peer on my team. She strikes a great balance between leading engineers and being the voice of the engineers. She brings with her an unparalleled, healthy engineering culture that is difficult to match.

Is anything missing?

Since continuous feedback is a topic that comes up often in this README, I feel that it'd be helpful to incorporate the means in which you receive the most valuable feedback. In what ways do you enable your peers to provide feedback, and do you have a preferred method of receiving/giving feedback?

As far as direct changes goes, the "I adapt" section has the repeating phrase "Over the years, I have learned that there's not a... ". That's what my PR would've been for 👍

Final remarks:

Thanks for posting this README, Brit. As someone at the inflection point of my early career, I found this to be an insightful read that helped me understand what it means to be a leader. I'm at the point in my career where I'm trying to figure out how I can best apply my knowledge and capabilities, whether that's through continuing on the IC track or stepping into more team leadership roles. I've had a few leadership opportunities over the years, but I've yet to take those experiences and beliefs and put them into words. Seeing your beliefs has helped me reflect upon my own, so once again I'm thankful for this write-up!