Engineering Advice You Didn't Ask For

Topics: When to promote from within? Why? Who is the best kind of engineer that will most succeed as a manager? The generalist or the specialist? The backend-heavy or the frontend-heavy? Do they need to be at a certain level? Do they need to be Senior to transition into management? How technical should it be? How to convince engineers that have the profile (traits + hard skills), but are skeptical about moving to the dark side of management? What if there are two or more who want it? The team’s opinion matters more than yours as the hiring manager? When to hire externally? What are your favorite questions for external candidates? Shownotes: https://twitter.com/thiagoghisi/status/1496625130188857348 https://twitter.com/ramannoodlez/status/1495146825736675334 https://twitter.com/LBacaj/status/1490931625953308674 https://twitter.com/marcprecipice/status/1479731951162380288

Topics: Managing poor performance PIPs (Performance Improvement Plans) Firing - Letting go. Layoffs Show Notes: The five keys to a successful Google team (Psychological safety): https://rework.withgoogle.com/blog/five-keys-to-a-successful-google-team/ Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0791239V7/

The Great Resignation gained steam again in November, as a record number of 4.53 million Americans quit their jobs. Topics: Changing Jobs The reasons why people change jobs: The right reasons & The wrong reasons Do most people leave their company or leave their manager? Mental health/burnout - is this a trigger? Is the grass greener on the other side?  Do you go towards a better job? Are you leaving a bad job?  What is the cost of changing jobs? How often is healthy for your career to change jobs? Show Notes: Glassdoor - Company Salaries Levels.FYI - Tech Companies Levels & Salaries Blind: Anonymous Professional Network H1B Visa Salary Database - By Employer, Job, or City VisaDoor - Green Card PERM Salary Database VisaDoor - Search Example: Netflix Engineering Manager 2021 Green Card Petitions Book: No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention

The one about the famous one-on-one meetings.   What is the purpose of 1:1 meetings?  How often should you have 1:1s?  Whose responsibility are they?  What should their frequency be?  Some advice for new managers?  What if the person isn’t engaging or contributing?  Some common pitfalls to avoid  Should you come to them with an agenda? Transcript: