

AGL 339: Ahmed Wasfy
Nov 17, 2023
33:34
About Ahmed
Ahmed is an experienced engineering leader, having led teams at Microsoft, Amazon and Google. He is currently leading Cloud teams at Google. In addition to his day job, Ahmed also helps engineering managers become effective leaders through his coaching.
Today We Talked About
Ahmed's background
Leadership in general
Re-occurring problems for new leaders
Feedback loops
Dealing with being Overwhelmed
Know your own limits
Setting Explicit Expectations
Knowing what your optimizing for
Framework
Master yourself
Manage People
Manage Project
Resources, Time and Scope
Grumpy
Unintentional messages to your team
Change the way you show up
Lead by Example
One-on-Ones
Weekly - Don't skip them
Don't end them early
Follow-up Questions
Aligning Incentives
Career Focused One-on-ones every 4th one.
Connect with Ahmed
LinkedIn
Website
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