Engineering Management Let’s Build a Perfect House Together Tools used by today’s leaders do not create engagement, increase leader’s competencies or help leaders relate to the needs of their team members.
Engineering Management Ensuring Code Quality and Efficiency in Product-Centric Organizations A product-centric team needs metrics that track code quality and efficiency just as much as it needs metrics to track business/north star goals.
Engineering Management When You Are A New Manager Being a new manager can be anxiety inducing for anyone. This is true whether you are joining a new company as a manager, switching from an individual contributor role to a management role, or you've take on a new team.
Performance Management Team Check-In Meetings The goal of regular check-in conversations is to ensure that your team members are performing at their grade.
Performance Management OKR Overview: Setting Objectives & Key Results There are many ways that a company can set itself above the rest, but in my experience setting, tracking, communicating and grading OKRs plays a critical role in achieving such distinction
Cross Functional Collaborations Driving Cross Functional Collaborations to Success It has been my experience that companies small or large tend to struggle with driving cross functional collaborations to success. When a project is taken on by a single team it is more likely to meet its deadline. What makes cross functional projects more difficult to manage?
Engineering Management Personal Growth Plan Witnessing a junior team member fresh out of school gain the skills and experiences they need to be able to take on larger scoped and bigger impact challenges is one of the most satisfying aspects of being an engineering manager.
Team Creating Your Team Charter A team charter is a document that outlines a team's overall mission, resources and scope. A team charter document should be treated as a living document because a charter document reflects the mission, goals/OKRs, and team members of the team the document is written for.
Team Skip Level Meetings Holding skip level meetings is a good tool for senior managers who want to stay in touch with the realities of their organizations.
Leadership Accountability vs Responsibility Accountability and responsibility are often used interchangeably in conversations without fully recognizing what each word is actually communicating.
Engineering Management Growing Individual Contributors As Leaders The term individual contributor goes beyond someone who produces value through their technical ability alone. Yes, an individual's competency in their craft is very important but craftsmanship is just one of the pillars needed for someone to be successful as an individual contributor.
Engineering Management Guide to Engineering Operations Engineering operations is putting together tools and processes to help engineering organizations solve the right problems and solve them efficiently.
Management Books Book Summary of High Output Management by Andrew Grove High Output Management was suggested to me as a good read for managers when I joined Dropbox. The book is written by the late Andy S. Grove who was the former chairman and CEO of Intel.
Engineering Management Expectations for an Engineering Manager Start by defining a list of core areas that you expect your team members to be responsible for
Engineering Management What Makes a Good Manager? My ideal manager is committed to delivering impactful products and services through their team, and they always follow through and hold their team accountable to these commitments. They understand that
Engineering Management Guide to Running Effective One On One Meetings The importance of 1:1s are widely understood but unfortunately that does not necessarily mean 1:1s are being used effectively.
Engineering Management Conducting Weekly Team Pulse Surveys ❤️ Receiving candid feedback from our team and acting on this feedback is crucial for creating a culture that cares to continuously improve itself and not fall victim to the gravitational pull towards mediocrity
