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I've just finished my 8th interview with a (large) company. I asked my interviewer what are the characteristics and behaviours of a successful senior engineer at the company for "getting things done" and having impact. He said "Your job as an engineer is to put management into a
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This is important because it means well-designed tools are *actually interpreted differently by the brain*.
That feeling you get when a tool is intuitive? It hits different in your head.
James Rosen-Birch ⚖️🕊️twitter.comAs a younger man, I always had a "data over feelings" view of the world, but after 15+ years of performing analytical testing, seeing data manipulated in every possible direction to fit personal biases and agendas, I now view feelings as the only thing that really matters.
motorhome laboratoriesx.comHow many trips to the well we have when it comes to tech debt?
Another common question I’m answering working with scaling tech companies is…
Q. What’s the worst leadership advice you’ve heard?
A. By far the worst is “Hire great people and get out of their way”.
Let me explain… 🧵 (1/32) https://t.co/5X9U9uLCre
At the end of meetings, recap each action item and who owns it. Signals the importance of action items and gives people the room to make any corrections to them. Everybody knows this, but few do it. Leaders who build the confidence & discipline to do it appear 20% more competent.
Shreyas Doshitwitter.comA MANAGER’S JOB IS TO . . . build a team that works well together, support members in reaching their career goals, and create processes to get work done smoothly and efficiently.
Julie Zhuo • The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You
I'm consistently surprised by how the single act of doing this as an eng manager or product manager makes incredible waves:
Send an email explaining what your team did the past 1-2 weeks, what your plans are for the next period, blockers & lessons learned.
Every. Single. Time.
Gergely Oroszx.com