As a Director of Engineering, I have monthly 1:1s with all of my direct reports. A 1:1 (one-on-one) is a recurring meeting with no set agenda between a manager and one of their reports. The internet …
The engineering manager's attention budget
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I have been a director of engineering for a bit over three years now, and I still hear and read what I call the "old rules" repeated over and over: a director should not spend time coding, good work takes time, protect the team from the business, get consensus before
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I first started managing people seven years ago, three years after I graduated and got my first design job. At the time, I was woefully…
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Great engineering teams focus on milestones instead of projects | Jade Rubick - Engineering Leadership
Programs are more complicated than projects which are more complicated than milestones. Instead of projects, focus on milestonesMost engineering organizations focus on delivering projects. You can get better results by focusing on milestones instead.
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Brian Jones's Manager Readme
Brian Jones, Engineering Manager at Anonymous: Mission Statement In order to understand how I approach leadership and management it may be helpful to set for...
Austin Systems Programming
A meetup for curious low-level engineers in Austin, TX. We meet in-person monthly.
How Priorities Make Things Happen
Editor: Project manager and writer Scott Berkun knows how to get things done when you've got a team of people, a to-do list, and a deadline. Today h
108 PRs in eight days: Accidentally discovering loop engineering
Software Engineer at Bluesky specializing in developer productivity, AI-assisted development, and accessibility. Creator of The Balanced Engineer newsletter and co-host of the Overcommitted podcast.
