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  • Engineering Leadership: Team Building Lessons From Sports Psychology

    It’s the end of October and Football season is in full swing, and it’s put me in a mindset to think about the many parallels between the highest paid athletes we see on TV, and the lessons we can take and build into our teams at work. I want to spend some time exploring the lessons from sports psychology that can strengthen engineering leadership and help build cohesive, high-performing teams, taking lessons from some high-profile commentators and sports psychologists and how they approach the teams they work with.

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  • Engineering Leadership: Effective Communication in Remote Teams

    The prevalence of remote work has reshaped how engineering teams collaborate and innovate. While the flexibility and accessibility of remote work bring numerous advantages, they also present unique challenges, particularly with effective communication.

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  • Engineering Leadership: Enhancing Collaboration and Code Quality

    As technology landscapes evolve, the role of engineering leaders becomes increasingly pivotal in steering teams toward success. One fundamental aspect that lies at the heart of efficient software development is the collaborative and constructive process of code reviews. In this blog post, we’ll delve into the realm of Engineering Leadership, focusing on how an emphasis on collaboration can elevate code quality.

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  • Engineering Leadership: Applying Tech Scaling Principles to Team Management

    All too often, SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), and other three-letter acronyms, are developed by starting in a theoretical vacuum and then applied to practical situations. But there’s no reason why we can’t apply some of the hard-learned lessons from technical best practices and apply them to the world of team leadership and design.

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  • Engineering Leadership: Security and Compliance Reports

    In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, maintaining a robust and secure environment is paramount for the success of any organization. I’ve recently been going through the process of setting up the structure for a Security and Compliance (S&C) report and realized it would make an excellent topic for today’s blog post. So, let’s dive into one of the indispensable tools in your arsenal as a technology leader. In this blog post, we will explore the significance of S&C reports from a leadership perspective, delving into their role in enhancing technology awareness and decision-making within the engineering department.

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  • Engineering Leadership: Crafting Technical OKRs for Operational Success

    Developing technical metric-driven Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) can be a major challenge in an operational environment that often aligns with downstream objectives such as sales and churn numbers. Transparent communication is key to successful OKR alignment. Ensure that the entire organization, from engineering to sales, understands the role of the engineering team in achieving broader company objectives.

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