Isabel Nyo

Until that time when you can ask ChatGPT to tell you exactly what you need to know or do, a second brain system is going to be a helpful guide, stress reliever and wise mentor for engineering managers.

The past year was chaotic, unpredictable, challenging and incredible, all in one! I’m grateful for the times I was able to slow down and appreciate the simple moments, for the people who stood by me and kept me grounded, and for the moments of growth and self-discovery that have pushed me to become a better version of myself. I’m also proud of all the amazing achievements I’ve made and all the...

If you're looking for clarity, consistency and guidance to achieve your goals, this ultimate planner is for you. Like the saying goes, “There are dreamers and there are planners; the planners make their dreams come true.” Make your dreams come true today!

Oh I really like your marketing week challenge! I've done a week long challenge on the topic of career development, but didn't get a lot of traction. I suspect it was because there was no real problem I was trying to solve with the challenge. Let me know how you go with yours.

Hi! My name is Isabel Nyo and I'm a senior engineering manager based in Sydney, Australia. Being an engineering manager is a completely different career experience for software engineers and being a manager of engineering managers is once again a brand new game. After almost two decades in my career, where I spent the last decade as a senior tech leader, I've made many mistakes and learned from...

My name is Isabel Nyo, and I am a senior engineering leader based in Sydney, Australia. I am passionate about sharing my knowledge and helping others in their management careers. The path to management hasn’t been easy. Or fast. After one year stint as a manager, I went back to an individual contributor role and stayed in my the familiar lane as a software engineer. Therefore, when I decided to...

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👋🏼 My name is Isabel Nyo and I am a senior engineering leader based in Sydney, Australia. I've been working on this toolkit for my fellow engineering leaders for almost 8 months, since the start of 2021. And let me tell you why I put so much time and effort into putting together this Toolkit… Almost two decades ago when I was an engineer, I took great pleasure in getting things done, and being...

Hi Daniel, Congratulations. I have been following you on Twitter and your story and lifestyle is admirable. My question - can you please share with us a breakdown of your time spent? Eg: x% on creating products, x% on working at Gumroad etc. Thanks.

The best practice is to have a system that allows work to flow in the right direction towards an impactful outcome. Let me share with you an outline of what this system looks like. It is broken down into three parts. It’s based on an OKR (Objectives and Key Results) system that is widely used amongst tech companies in Silicon Valley like Google. Top-level Goals Key Results Tasks List Then go by...

I am a maker at heart and I am happiest when I am creating something of value to my audience, professionals in tech. Doing that prevents burnout. I personally think burnout happens when you're being busy or overwhelmed without a direction.

No code tools and platforms that I use for my personal brand / website: Content WordPress Training & e-courses Mailerlite, Thinkific Digital products Gumroad Physical products I also have an online store for physical products, merchandise promoting women in technology. For that, I use threadless as my platform of choice. The beauty of using a print-on-demand solution is that not only do I not...

This week (or last week), I shipped the CTO Toolkit (https://www.producthunt.com/posts/cto-toolkit) Feedback would be welcome because while the conversion is fairly decent, my launch on PH flopped.

Manage your energy better than you manage your time. If you have time but no energy, you can’t perform well. On the other hand, if you don’t have time but you have the energy, you may be able to get more things done in less time. At one point, I was a bit too obsessed with getting things done that I tried to fill every waking hours with activities, be it posting on Twitter, creating a graphic...