Gary Rafferty

I create and lead passionate and progressive engineering departments that add value to business. Deeply motivated in identifying and growing the engineering leaders of the future.

Recent Writings

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Cross-posting a “recent-ish” collection of articles that I wrote for the Zalando Engineering Blog.

Mentorships at Zalando (x-post)

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Cross-posting an interview with Silicon Republic on the benefits of mentorships.

Mental Models

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I recently read The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts, and took some notes along the way.

Keeping a Bragdoc

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At the beginning of each year, I spend a considerable amount of time speaking and advising colleagues and peers on the topic of goals and ambitions. Regardl...

Notes from Hiring Success

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Notes from Hiring Success : How Visionary CEOs Compete for the Best Talent.