As a Tech Lead, I always make time to have 1-1 catch-ups with the devs on my team. This is alongside the 1-1s I have with the people I line manage, who are outside of my team. This is just the way we’re set up in GDS. But the former is key, as that’s actually voluntary on my part, and I’ll tell you why I do it.
Was 2023 better than 2022? Last year was a blur of heartbreak and grief. In some ways yea, things got better. There were some positive changes. I’ll get to those. I want to save that for the end as a high. But this year also had its share of new problems.