whoami
An Engineer, Designer and Product Manager at Pusher. I care deeply about UX, UI and delivering impactful work that is win-win for the business and our customers.
Written by Ruan Odendaal
07 May 2019
Hey, I’m Ruan — an Engineer, Designer and Product Manager at Pusher. I care deeply about UX, UI and delivering impactful work that is win-win for the business and our customers. That’s why I work in a new cross functional team (agency-esque) called the Workshop — our mission is:
To support, elevate, and connect the ideas of others; to create and act as the custodians of the Pusher identity, and; to create powerful systems that inform and scale our impact.
On a daily basis, I’m having really thought provoking conversations (I would say that though, wouldn’t I), and wanted to start sharing my thoughts on various subjects to trigger discussion, learn new things and allow my assumptions to be challenged.
I’ve never written a blog or shared my thoughts like this externally before, but I wanted to push myself to try something new. If nothing else, at least I’ll have a great documented list of ramblings to look back on 😂 .
Further reading
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05 October 2023
My user manual
Let's all be a little more transparent. This is my manual—how I work, my leadership style, how to get the best out of me, how I communicate and how I handle feedback.
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17 November 2020
Truly listening during product development
How lessons in life can teach you about product development—listening to more than you ever expected.
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17 March 2020
Working remotely amidst COVID-19
Amidst this difficult time, maybe COVID-19 becomes a catalyst for driving improved remote working at more companies 🤞
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17 October 2019
Why people can’t prioritise effectively—Courage
Despite many books, blog posts and resources available about prioritisation, many people continue to get it so wrong.
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09 August 2019
How to stop wasting time in meetings, feedback, and making decisions.
We all do it, we spend too much time debating things that ultimately are not urgent or important. How do we stop?
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03 July 2019
A picture paints a thousand words
Whether you want it to or not, every word you use, line you draw or interaction you create communicates something. If nothing else be intentional about what you create.
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30 May 2019
One size doesn't fit all
Life is full of lessons—some we choose to ignore, and others we act upon. This lesson is one that I’m personally acting on, and my team are the catalyst.
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07 May 2019
whoami
An Engineer, Designer and Product Manager at Pusher. I care deeply about UX, UI and delivering impactful work that is win-win for the business and our customers.