Slack Connect is a product that many people use at work for communications. As we were launching this product, I think we overly focused initially on the core products and user experience. It became clear as we launched to production that that was an area that we had under invested in. And so when it came to goal setting for the next quarter, we really focused on how do we improve that experience.
Our guest today is Marcel Weekes, VP of Product Engineering at Figma and former VP of Engineering at Slack.
In today’s conversation, he unpacks why most startups get it wrong when they uplevel someone from IC engineer to eng manager and unfurls what stellar engineering management looks like at high-growth companies, including:
- Setting appropriate expectations and goals
- Turbocharging the team’s effectiveness
- Delivering high-impact feedback
- Going from a peer to a manager
- What leaders risk when they drag their heels on managing out low-performers
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