Developing Leadership

How Many EMs to Change a Lightbulb?

May 2, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

How Many Managers and Leaders Do We Need to Ratio of Engineers?

3min

The Role of a Manager in the Future of Engineering

2min

The Death of the Smart System in Silicon Valley

2min

The Risks of Bifurcating Leaders

2min

The Limits of Engineering Managers to Team Leaders

2min

How Many Hours a Week Should a Team Lead Spend With an Engineer on Their Team to Help Get Them to the Best Place for Them?

4min

The Importance of a Singular Individual Manager

2min

The Importance of Expectations From Managers

3min

10.

The Importance of Senior Leadership in Silicon Valley

3min

11.

How to Fix Google

2min

12.

The Importance of Consistency in Change Management

3min

13.

Google's Challenge to Its Future

5min

Jason and Eiso explore the implications of Mark Zuckerberg's plan to flatten Meta's management layers and examine the current ratio of engineers to managers, questioning if this balance is truly efficient or if it's simply a byproduct of Silicon Valley culture.

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