Tech Leadership Newsletter - Issue #20
Enjoy our best technology leadership findings for the month.
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The Tech Leadership newsletter is released monthly by the Tech Leadership team. The content is curated and ideal for longtime, new, and aspiring technology leaders. Our mission is to help each other learn through sharing of ideas.
Enjoy our best technology leadership findings for the month.
My Transition from Individual Contributor to Engineering Manager at Zappi - the 4 lessons I’ve learned so far
“In this post, I’d like to give a breakdown of what my transition from IC to EM has been like by touching on some of the lessons I’ve learned as well as the challenges that I have faced along the way.” - Ben Mmari
Measuring an engineering organization
There is no one solution to engineering measurement, rather there are many modes of engineering measurement, each of which is appropriate for a given scenario. Becoming an effective engineering executive is adding more approaches to your toolkit and remaining flexible about which to deploy for any given request.
You're probably doing prioritization wrong
If you’re reading this, chances are you are doing some form of prioritization. I don’t think in this day and age there are any startups that don’t at least attempt to prioritize and focus on what is important.
Demystifying managing managers
Transitioning from a manager to a manager of managers is harder than it looks. Here are some common misconceptions about making the step up in your engineering career.
13 Sprint Retrospective Games for Remote & Hybrid Teams
Retrospectives offer a precious moment for teams to come together, slow down, and think deeply about their work. But they are also a powerful moment for team bonding. Not to mention a chance to have some fun together.
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