management
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As an engineering leader, should you be working with a coach?
→: As an engineering leader, should you be working with a coach?Following on from our recent video, my friend Jean and I did a little AMA on the same topic – coaching. You can read the write up here.
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Lead Time Chat
→: Lead Time ChatMy friend Jean and I recorded a little video for her Lead Time Chat series on the topic of coaching. Some topics we covered… The difference between an external coach and a manager. Working with an external coach across multiple jobs. Finding a good fit with a coach. Whether an engineering background is what you…
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Panel: Recognizing and rectifying your mistakes as an engineering leader
→: Panel: Recognizing and rectifying your mistakes as an engineering leaderLast month I put together a panel for the Lead Dev on recognizing and rectifying your mistakes as an engineering leader. I rarely moderate panels, but for this audience and this topic I was in! The big failure of most panels is that they are full of abstract platitudes. To avoid that – especially on…
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Contravariance Podcast
→: Contravariance PodcastI recorded an episode of Contravariance podcast, on the topic of moving into management – the expected, and unexpected, the hard and the extra hard. [Listen] [Download]
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Leading your engineering team with ‘experiments’ not ‘processes’
→: Leading your engineering team with ‘experiments’ not ‘processes’My first post for the LeadDev… Many teams have the same fear when it comes to a new manager: they fear the process monster. Process monster (n): a manager for whom the answer is always, always ‘process’. The process monster will add more and more processes to the team until the team collapses under the…
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Supermanagers Podcast
→: Supermanagers PodcastI recorded an episode of the Supermanagers podcast and it was really fun! We talked about many things including the importance of coachability, why you should get rid of your boring meetings, and the worst manager I ever had. Listen on: [iTunes] [Spotify] [Google Play] [Anchor]
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You can fix your hiring process: Here’s your five-step plan
→: You can fix your hiring process: Here’s your five-step planMy latest in Quartz… As a manager who has usually taken over teams that have been struggling in some way, there is something that I’ve consistently had to do: fix the hiring process. Hiring well is a huge lever for team transformation. Getting it right doesn’t just mean hiring good people (although that part is crucial),…
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DevInterrupted Podcast and AMA
→: DevInterrupted Podcast and AMAI recorded a podcast recently for DevInterrupted, where we talked about async communication, team experiments, and the post Eli and I wrote about hotfixes for your newly remote team. I’ll also be doing an AMA on Friday 7 am Pacific / 4 pm Central Europe in the DevInterrupted discord.
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Interview: Cate Huston of DuckDuckGo on building a high-aspiring career without burnout
→: Interview: Cate Huston of DuckDuckGo on building a high-aspiring career without burnoutI did an interview a while ago (all delays my fault) with Yerbo who created the Burnout Index, talking about burnout, kindness, good friends and self care. Read the article