How to Build a High Performance Team

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Leading from the back is not going to make people want to work with you. People who play bank blamed games are just not going to be a high performance organization. You have to wake up every morning and think, how can i do better for these people? Do they get an environment that's challenging and that isn't full of red tape and process? Too much process just kills any form of enjoyment or fun or innovation that happens. And then next it becomes with the leadership team that reports to you. So your directors or your v ps, it's so crucial that they engender the same spirit that they are going to try and work extremely hard for their people and do better constantly.

On this episode of Developing Leadership, Sam Lambert, CEO of PlanetScale and previously VP of Engineering at GitHub, joins us to talk about building high-performance teams. We chatted about leading with influence, advocating for your team, creating delightful hiring experiences, knowing when to fire people and how to keep your software engineers close to your end-users to build great products.

One of the biggest takeaways from this episode is that you have to start with yourself if you want to build a high-performance team. So if you're looking for pointers on how to be a better leader for your team and for your company, this episode is for you!

Learn more about some of the topics discussed on this episode at go.developingleadership.co/ep9

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