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Open Source and Soft Power
- Open-source experience is valuable for staff engineers, especially at GitHub, where they lack direct reports.
- Influence comes from soft power, built on trust and expertise, similar to open-source project leadership.
Prioritizing Impact
- Focus on high-impact tasks only you can uniquely handle.
- Delegate tasks that others can complete effectively.
Measuring Invisible Impact
- Measuring impact for less visible work, like performance improvements, can be challenging.
- GitHub uses OKRs and leadership signals to prioritize and understand the value of such work.