I'm a big proponent of having dual leadership teams, so having engineering managers who are responsible basically for the delivery of the team. And in parallel to them technical leadership in the form of Acre staff, engineer or tech lead. I think another part is figuring out what kind of expertise you can essentially grow internally versus what you need to basically buy externally or bring in from the outside. So, scaling expertise and knowledge is another big factor.
https://fellow.app/supermanagers/lena-reinhard-hypergrowth-in-engineering-organizations-how-to-hire-grow-and-support-the-atomic-unit-of-a-team/
Maintaining a high performance culture during a period of hypergrowth is hard.
Performance management is neglected, hiring standards decrease…
In episode #129, Lena Reinhard shares her tactical approach to building the habit of strategic thinking and maintaining a high standard.
Lena has over 13 years of experience supporting engineering leaders and building high-performing, globally distributed engineering organizations in hypergrowth. She was the former VP of Engineering at CircleCI and Travis CI.
Lena shares her playbook for growth, what being a strategic leader means, and the STABB framework.
Tune in to hear all about Lena’s leadership journey and the lessons learned along the way!
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