Engineering Leaders

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Culture is not like foosball tables and drinks, it's how we communicate to each other exclusively. Find the strongest system thinker the further up you go in an organization says John Defterios. "I've always followed the rule of pick the person with the highest empathy," he adds.

In the first episode of Developing Leadership, Eiso Kant and Jason Warner talk about how the roles and perceptions of engineers and engineering leaders have changed over the decades. From the catastrophic offshoring trend of the early 2000s to the golden age of development, the tools, the processes and the culture shifts. Eiso and Jason share their experiences in the world of tech and the lessons that have stayed with them through the years.

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Developing Leadership is a podcast presented by Athenian. We are introducing the world of software to metrics that improve processes and help teams. If you want to learn more about data-enabled engineering, go to https://athenian.co