Archive - Tim Whalin's Newsletter

Managing your time – from a senior IC at Google

Time management tips for thriving and surviving within a large, corporate environment with so many fun things to work on

Mar 22, 2023

How do I overcome imposter syndrome?

How I've learned to embrace the feeling of imposter syndrome as a way to continue growing my career

Mar 14, 2023

February 2023

How do I get visibility?

Visibility means that folks are aware of the work you are doing and know your superpowers. When others have visibility into your work, it means that…

Feb 28, 2023

January 2023

Setting more impactful goals

How reflection and planning can help you get ahead of what you want to accomplish this year

Jan 26, 2023

A thought piece on the future of work and life at the rise of LLM like chatGPT.

Jan 18, 2023

November 2022

Dealing with anxiety during a season of uncertainty

Watching announcement after announcement of layoffs across the tech sector over the last few weeks, one can't help but feel anxious about whether their…

Nov 16, 2022

Managing up effectively

Over the years, my understanding of how to use my manager has changed through different periods of my career. I was either expecting too much of my…

Nov 10, 2022

October 2022

How to disagree without being disagreeable

Sometimes you’ll hear the “pick your battles” feedback, not because you must choose which things to focus on, but because you express yourself too…

Oct 28, 2022

How do I pick my battles?

For the first five years of my career, I constantly heard, “pick your battles, Tim.” I heard the phrase so much that it became meaningless. And I…

Oct 18, 2022

Learnings from year one at Google

It’s been a year since I started at Google after being at Amazon for eight years. Boy, what a journey this last year has been for me, both…

Oct 6, 2022

September 2021

How do I get promoted? Part 2

Everyone wants to be rewarded and acknowledged for their hard work. Promotions are one of the most rewarding ways this happens. Yet, it can also be…

Sep 24, 2021

How do I get promoted? (Part 1)

The most common mentoring question I got at Amazon was, “How do I get promoted?” The conversation usually goes something like: “I’m feeling bored and…

Sep 17, 2021

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