Sally Kohn: Does a product or a roll up into US CTO or is that a separate org? For clarity, almost no one rolls up into me anymore. I built the engineering organization to about 250 and then hired an SVP of engineering. So speaking of specializing, I stepped out of managing at 250 because there's enough for me to do not run an engineering team. Our product organization has always rolled up independently. It just works either way.
https://fellow.app/supermanagers/rob-zuber-cto-circleci-how-to-retain-talent-and-run-skip-levels/
How often do you ask your team what’s on their mind? Asking what matters to them can tell you a lot about the organization, and if everyone is working toward the same mission.
If everyone has a different answer, then something may be off.
In episode #123, Rob Zuber explains why having skip-level conversations is so powerful in ensuring there is team alignment and mutual understanding.
Rob is a three-time founder and five-time CTO. Today, he is the CTO of CircleCI, a continuous integration and continuous delivery platform that can be used to implement DevOps practices.
Rob goes on to explain his process with skip-level meetings, his role of being a CTO, and what failing gracefully means to him.
Tune in to hear all about Rob’s leadership journey and the lessons learned along the way!
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