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...

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I really wished I learnt about marketing and sales. I don't have a startup anymore. :)

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...

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...

Great product! Do you know how others are using this data?

Mine are: https://twitter.com/eisabai/status/1445356040904527877

There are many tools for remote teams, but I personally think having systems and processes are more important. The tools cannot help much if people are not using them effectively. For eg: you can pick Evernote or Notion or Trello or Confluence or Google docs for document sharing, but if there is no process on when to share the knowledge or what kind of knowledge should be shared then there is...

Writing is actually my side gig so I don't need to balance between writing and startup :) http://eisabainyo.net - you can check out my writing there.

I am on a few engineering managers slack groups. LeadDev: https://leaddev.com/human-centered-technical-community Eng Managers: https://engmanagers.github.io/ You can also check out my twitter (http://twitter.com/eisabai) - I tweet about engineering management and I am part of a few engineering leadership lists.

No lunch dates with friends and colleagues. I used to eat out for lunch a lot, but now that I am working from home, I often just end up having leftovers for lunch alone.