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Conflict: Uncomfortable, Yet Necessary with Jennifer Jones-Patulli

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

You’ll notice that there are cultures where avoidance is very much an important strategy. See, it’s really easy for you as a manager to observe generally how people are working. You as this ELM, the software engineering manager, you get a notion for what people are doing. You can look at PRs.

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Leading Remote and Distributed Engineering Teams – Top Takeaways from the Panel

Gitprime

These include how to counter isolation and silos by keeping teams in the loop, how to handle time zone differences, what to look for in the hiring process, and onboarding strategies for remote engineers. Of course, communication strategies within a distributed team are shaped largely by time zones. And they mean everything.

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Bridging the PM Gap with Rich Mironov

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

Differences in design principles between product and engineering management (1:35). How Rich helps marketers/sales develop a more useful frame for engineering (10:01). Because it is—sales is much more of an individual sport. It’s an individual sport. Show Notes. The “Innovation” Misconception (15:36). It’s bizarre.

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Bridging the Gap Between Developers and Marketers with Rich Mironov

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

Differences in design principles between product and engineering management (1:35). How Rich helps marketers/sales develop a more useful frame for engineering (10:01). Because it is—sales is much more of an individual sport. It’s an individual sport. Show Notes. The “Innovation” Misconception (15:36). It’s bizarre.

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On Becoming a VP of Engineering, Part 2: Doing the Job

Honeycomb

This was said in the context of thinking about how the various management roles around the company interact: line managers run teams and projects, directors run the day-to-day work of the company, and execs (including VPs) focus above all on strategy, external-facing matters, and longer-term planning for the company’s future.