Harnessing Your Strengths: Why Professional Coaching Matters for IT Professionals
In today’s fast-paced tech industry, IT professionals face constant change. New tools, shifting priorities, distributed teams – and the pressure to keep delivering. It’s no wonder so many feel stuck, burned out, or unsure of their next career move.
The good news? Professional coaching is helping more and more IT professionals unlock their potential, build confidence, and thrive in their careers. And one of the most effective approaches is strengths-based coaching, powered by Gallup’s CliftonStrengths assessment.
Managing Remote State with OpenTofu and AWS S3
Learn how to manage remote state for Terraform without any additional cloud services.
Expert Generalists and the importance of range
In a world obsessed with hyper-specialisation, the concept of the Expert Generalist offers a compelling counter-narrative. Inspired by Martin Fowler’s reflections and supported by research from 3M’s top innovators, this post explores why having range—not just depth—can be the key to solving complex problems, driving innovation, and making better architects. If you’ve ever been called a “jack of all trades,” this one’s for you.
Obsidian 101: Building a Practical Digital Brain
In our latest Fig Tech Talks video, Stuart walks through how we use Obsidian as a personal knowledge management (PKM) system—why we chose it, how we structure our notes using a variation of the PARA method, and which plugins help make it really powerful (without turning it into a bloated mess).