Empathy The Engineering Director Paradox I love to code. Like all passionate engineers; if left alone, I can think of nothing better than to build new things. To create wonderful, elegant, simple solutions. I spent many man-years on
Project Management How Many Bugs is Too Many? In some companies an Engineering Director may also be responsible for related technical departments - so let's talk a little about Support. Just as with the inherent (and necessary) conflict between
Process Workflows and Todo lists Common day-to-day tasks like managing workflows and todo lists don't fit perfectly inside the domain of the normal development suites from Microsoft, Atlassian, etc., or even Project Management tools like Asana.
Communication Helping Engineering teams work together Although the Engineering department is our domain, we do not sit in isolation. We simply can't do our job without many interactions with other teams or departments. Encourage communication I'
Culture Team too big for one-on-ones? I received some great feedback about One-on-Ones with your team [https://www.tellthemeverything.com/one-on-ones/] today. In that article I said that: > At some number of people - probably between 20 and
Culture One-on-Ones with your team After your team introduction, one-on-one's are the next item on your agenda. They are the most important part of your job. Through one-on-ones you will find the true story behind the
