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What makes an annual review valuable? Exploring performance beyond ratings, changing expectations, personal development and exceptional contribution.
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Hi, I’m Adam. I’m a software engineering leader in financial services, working on everything from modernising established technology to bringing teams together to deliver complex change.
I enjoy solving difficult problems, helping people grow and figuring out how we can do things better. This is where I share some of the ideas, experiences and lessons I’m picking up along the way.
Thinking out loud
Engineering leadership comes with plenty of interesting questions, and not many straightforward answers. I write about the challenges, decisions and ideas that make me stop and think.

What makes an annual review valuable? Exploring performance beyond ratings, changing expectations, personal development and exceptional contribution.
A little about me

I lead engineering teams and deliver technology change in complex environments. The most rewarding parts often involve people: helping someone grow, bringing teams together and finding a practical way through a difficult problem.
I’m increasingly interested in the bigger questions too: how we organise engineering, where we invest, and how technology creates value. There’s always something new to figure out.
A bit more about me