Engineering Culture by InfoQ
Empathy as a Key Success Factor for High Performing Development Teams
Apr 19, 2024
Cassie Shum, VP of Field Engineering at Relational AI, discusses the importance of empathy in engineering teams and team alignment, exploring the impact on collaboration and product development. The podcast also delves into multiple layers of architecture, customer impact, advanced tools like LLM models, and guidance for new leaders seeking support and embracing mistakes.
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Quick takeaways
- Starting with empathy leads to transparency, healthy feedback, and successful collaboration within teams and with customers.
- Aligning team members with a common goal accelerates the transition from individuals to a cohesive team for effective teamwork.
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Cassie Shum Shares Career Journey and the Importance of Empathy in Engineering Culture
Cassie Shum, a technologist with nearly 20 years of experience, discusses her career evolution. She credits the mentors she had and the diverse areas she explored, including cloud, infrastructure, and enterprise architecture. Shum emphasizes the significance of empathy in engineering culture, highlighting its multi-layered importance within teams, leadership, and customer interactions. She stresses that starting with empathy allows for transparency, healthy feedback cycles, and successful team collaboration.
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