Effective Engineering Manager

Latest Episodes
Cultivating Trust
We dive deep into the importance of trust in engineering management, and how it impacts productivity. We share that trust is built and reinforced over time. We highlight the different layers of trust
Effective Dependency Management
We share how to manage project dependencies in a way that brings results. We are going to define what a dependency is and how to manage your dependencies to ensure that projects you are a part of are
Managing Innovation
We offer an effective way of introducing innovation to an engineering team and getting results regardless of the organization size. In the end we offer an actionable checklist that engineering manager
Escalating Work Issues Effectively
We offer an approach to escalating work issues that brings results without destroying relationships. We share what the escalations are, the impact of escalating unskillfully, and how to escalate profe
Effective Goal Setting
Its 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 guid
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 Designate a substitute Prepare your substitute Set up the Out of The Office response in your em
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 guida
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: mana