Career

the most important cultural attribute is psychological safety—a shared belief that risk-taking in the pursuit of innovative problem-solving is permitted and protected.

We found that, independent of rank, the median female employee spent 200 more hours per year on non-promotable work than her male counterparts. To put that into perspective: Women spent an additional month on dead-end assignments.

Be intentional in choosing NPTs that are best for you. Some non-promotable tasks can help you later. We call these tasks indirectly promotable — they might help you gain knowledge, develop skills, or connections that you can leverage later on. Other NPTs are attractive because they align with your personal mission, like advancing diversity, equity,... See more

Less visible tasks tend to be non-promotable because other people cannot see your efforts or impact.

Organizations that enable software teams to experiment, fail, and learn in a safe environment see consistently better results. Knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, a servant-leadership mindset (that is, managers viewing their role as empowering their teams to be successful rather than simply overseeing them), and a customer-centric philosophy... See more