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Developing Leadership

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Jul 26, 2022 • 40min

Leaders vs Managers & The Power of Sponsorship with Meri Williams

Meri Williams, one of the most inspiring engineering leaders in the world, joins us for a discussion on managers vs. leaders, coaching vs. mentoring, how leaders can advise team members from different backgrounds, and the power of sponsorship. Deep dive into the topics discussed in this episode at go.developingleadership.co/ep24 Join the discussion and follow us on twitter @ devleadership_ 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.com
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Jul 12, 2022 • 33min

What Motivates Engineering Leaders?

Jason and Eiso explore what motivates engineering leaders. They chat about how engineering value creation differs from other functions, what role ego plays as a motivating factor, engineering leadership role models, and more. Deep dive into the topics discussed in this episode at go.developingleadership.co/ep23 Join the discussion and follow us on twitter @ devleadership_ 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.com
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Jun 28, 2022 • 36min

Untangling & Optimizing Your Software Engineering Cycles, with Charity Majors

Charity Majors, co-founder, and CTO of honeycomb.io, joins us to talk about everything that's wrong with engineering cycles, how throwing money at the problem by hiring more people is making it worse, and what we can do about it. Find out: How to create systems that increase software engineering productivity, Which toolsets can enable shorter feedback loops, How elite teams have figured it out, How infrastructure engineering is key to all of this and more! Deep dive into the topics discussed in this episode at go.developingleadership.co/ep22 Join the discussion and follow us on twitter @ devleadership_ 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.com
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Apr 19, 2022 • 46min

How to Hire Engineers & Build Inclusive Teams with Dana Lawson from Netlify

Dana Lawson, SVP of Engineering at Netlify and the human incarnation of sunshine, joins us on the podcast to share her lessons on hiring engineers and the interview process. We also spoke about the tech industry's changes in the last decade and how you can build inclusive software engineering teams. Deep dive into the topics discussed in this episode at go.developingleadership.co/ep21 Join the discussion and follow us on twitter @ devleadership_ 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
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Apr 5, 2022 • 37min

Leading Async Engineering Teams & Building Hardware with Andrew Conner from Levels

Andrew Conner, Co-Founder and Engineering Leader at Levels, joins us to share his journey of leading an engineering team at a company with a strong hardware component. We spoke about building remote asynchronous companies, the importance of feedback loops, deep work, and transparency as you collectively build software and hardware. Deep dive into the topics discussed in this episode at go.developingleadership.co/ep20 Join the discussion and follow us on twitter @ devleadership_ 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
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Mar 22, 2022 • 42min

Transitioning From a Holacracy to a Strong Engineering Leadership Culture with Katie Wilde from Ambassador Labs

Katie Wilde, the VP of Engineering at Ambassador Labs, joins us to spill the tea on Holacracy and decentralized management systems. Find out why these organizational structures don’t work for companies building software and how they can drive your best people away. Katie also shared how her previous company, Buffer, transitioned from a Holacracy into a strong engineering leadership culture, through goal-oriented 1:1s, effective feedback, and creating a strong sense of responsibility among its leaders. Deep dive into the topics discussed in this episode at go.developingleadership.co/ep19 Join the discussion and follow us on twitter @ devleadership_ 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
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Mar 8, 2022 • 45min

The Art of Building Software & Running Organizations with Wade Arnold from Moov

Co-Founder and CEO of Moov Financial, Wade Arnold, has had a hell of a journey as a software engineering leader. He joins us on the podcast to chat about building companies, attracting great software engineering talent, and increasing velocity as you scale. Key takeaways: Software engineers love working in an environment where their craft shines. If you manage to provide this, you will have no issues growing your team. Finding technical engineering leaders is easy. You want to find technical engineering leaders who know how to create the right environment for their teams to thrive. Don't get religious about your engineering tools and processes. What matters is getting things in front of the customer, and the tools you use to get there should simply facilitate that. Deep dive into this episode's topics at go.developingleadership.co/ep18  Join the discussion and follow us on twitter @ devleadership_ 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.com
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Feb 22, 2022 • 37min

Building Product Delivery Organizations with Jonathan Nolen from LaunchDarkly

We welcome Jonathan Nolen, Senior VP of Engineering and Product at LaunchDarkly, to talk about his 100+ people Product Delivery team - a term coined by the company, where Engineering, Product, and Design come together. Key Takeaways: Tech companies should shift their mindset from building and shipping software to delivering services to customers. Having Engineering, Product, and Design as one team with shared goals is key for all companies delivering services. Impact is not just about visibility. Your teams need to articulate what their impact is, preferably in one sentence. Structuring your orgs right is necessary for scaling, but finding the right individuals is essential for success. Deep dive into the topics discussed in this episode at go.developingleadership.co/ep17 Join the discussion and follow us on twitter @ devleadership_   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
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Feb 8, 2022 • 39min

The Automagical Future of Software Engineering

Eiso and Jason step up to the mic to make their wild guess on how the state of software engineering will evolve, given what we know now. The tech industry will look a lot different in 20 and 30 years. From autonomous coding to self-driving cars to automatically powered engineering leadership. We might not be ready for that yet, but our kids are gonna love it!  Deep dive into the topics discussed in this episode at go.developingleadership.co/ep16 Join the discussion and follow us on twitter @ devleadership_ 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  
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Jan 25, 2022 • 38min

Things That Drive Us Crazy in Software Engineering Leadership

In an episode dedicated to what we think the next generation of engineering leaders should avoid, Jason and Eiso talk about the books every engineering leader reads, the over-glorification of 80’s maniacal leaders, OKRs, and other tech industry things we love to hate. Come for the roast. Stay for the solutions! Deep dive into the topics discussed in this episode at go.developingleadership.co/ep15 Join the discussion and follow us on twitter @ devleadership_ 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

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