Effective Engineering Manager

April 28, 2022Effective Engineering Manager, People Management, Performance Management
Effective Goal Setting
It’s that time of year again for managers and directs to start planning goals and executing on them for the new year. In this episode, we will discuss the challenges with goal setting and provide guidance for making the goal setting process more effective.
February 14, 2022Effective Engineering Manager, Time Management
Getting Things Done: Taking Time Off
We share the effective way for taking time off. In the end we offer a check list that consists of
1. Designate a substitute
2. Prepare your substitute
3. Set up the Out of The Office response in your email client
4. Have a sync up meeting with your direct report after you come back
January 14, 2022Effective Engineering Manager, Effective SDLC, Egineering Manager Tools, Engineering Process, Project Management, Team Management, Time Management
Getting Things Done: Staff Meetings
We share what staff meetings are, why they are important for keeping your team accountable for their deliverables and how they help you to stay on top of everything the team is doing. We provide guidance on how frequently you should run them and how to make them effective. In the end we provide a checklist that our listeners can use to start running effective staff meetings.
November 3, 2021Building managers, Effective Engineering Manager, Managing Across, Managing Up, One-on-One
Building Managers: Now That You Are A Manager
Wrapping up the ‘becoming a manger series’ with guidance and steps on what new engineering managers can do once their training completes and they are now officially a manager. Guidance includes: managing introductions and the first couple of weeks; planning your first 30-60-90 days; setting up foundational meetings like 1-on-1s; building key lateral relationships; creating space for the team to get to know you and your plan.
October 26, 2021Building managers, Career Development, Effective Engineering Manager, One-on-One, People Management
Building Managers: Implementing The Plan
In this episode we present a practical, step-by-step implementation guide for transitioning engineer's career to the engineering management track.
October 18, 2021Building managers, Career Development, Effective Engineering Manager, People Management
Building Managers: Building a Success Strategy
We share how to build a success-oriented strategy by taking care of four management pillars, organization, people, product, processes and tools.
August 18, 2021Building managers, Effective Engineering Manager
Building Managers: Leading From The Back, Leading From The Front
We share what the role of the engineering leader means and how to approach leading from both the front and the back.
July 21, 2021Building managers, Effective Engineering Manager
Building Managers: Not A Promotion
Our guest speaker, Anand Safi, shares how transitioning a career from an engineer to an engineering manager is not a promotion. Also, Anand shares a checklist on what to do first 90 days as a new engineering manager.
June 4, 2021Effective SDLC, Quality Management, Root Cause Analysis
Root Cause Analysis with 5 Whys
We share blameless Root Cause Analysis, or RCA, as one of the most powerful tools available to engineering managers that help to eliminate production incidents and resolve quality challenges. We go over what an RCAs is, the benefits, the process of doing RCAs using "5 Whys" technique, and the best practices. In the end, we provide a checklist to help engineering managers to implement the RCA effectively.
April 30, 2021Building managers, Effective Engineering Manager
Building Managers: The Right Motivation
We share the key reasons and motivators for pursuing a engineering leadership position. Before you take on transitioning someone's or your own career to engineering management, check if you have the right motivations and strengths needed to take on the role.