Engineering leader at AWS
Originally posted on May 16, 2016. Uno de mis mayores errores como líder ha sido el hecho de ocultarme evidencias. Evidencias que, en caso de haberlas tenido presente, me hubieran evitado tomar decisiones desacertadas. Sin dudas que esto de ocultarme evidencias no fue una acto consciente, por el contrario, estaba
Originally posted on April 30, 2016. Hay dos cosas que, en mi experiencia personal, he idealizado de sobremanera: los viajes y las relaciones. Objetivamente hablando me considero una persona que realmente disfruta de viajar, pasar horas arriba de un avión o de un tren, conocer aeropuertos, contar la cantidad de
Originally posted on April 21, 2016. Cuando somos chicos y estamos creciendo creamos mapas mentales sobre ciertos aspectos, uno de esos aspectos es la idealización. Idealización de personas, lugares, empresas, relaciones, ideologías, etc. Idealizamos grandes ciudades como pueden ser New York, París o Roma. Idealizamos a personas. Políticos, artistas, músicos,
Posted originally on April 10, 2016. Debo reconocer que mi gusto, casi pasión, por la lectura arrancó de grande. Para ser honesto, primero me interesó el fin, es decir todo aquello que uno podía aprender y ser a través de la lectura. Empecé a leer: blogs, revistas, diarios digitales, etc.
Originally posted on October 31, 2017. Dear reader, before starting we need to make a deal. You, as the reader, must be committed not to be frustrated or disappointed after reading this article. As the writer, I’m committed to leaving at least some open questions to you, as well
How do I measure my leadership? What did I do for my team last week? Did I ask them how they are? Did I coach and mentor them? Did I provide honest feedback to them? Did I recognize their job? Did I support them when they failed? Did I tell
Yesterday, June 20 of 2020, was my last day at Groupon. I sent this letter to my current team and coworkers, but my thanks also go to ex-grouponers who shared my journey. This letter is for you as well. After 7+ years, I've decided to change my very
Superman no es un superhéroe * ¿Qué piensa de los héroes cómo Superman y He-Man? * No son héroes, héroe es el Chapulín Colorado. El heroísmo no consiste en carecer de miedo sino en superarlo. Batman y Superman son todopoderoso, no pueden tener miedo. El Chapulín Colorado se muere de miedo, es
Two things can happen when you make an important decision: You succeed, or you fail. What's interesting is that success or failure is not always related to the quality of our decision. We could have made the best decision and still failed, and the other way around is
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