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On Becoming a VP of Engineering, Part 1: The Path to VP

Honeycomb

This post is part of a short series about my experience in the VP of Engineering role at Honeycomb. In February of 2020, I was promoted from Director of Engineering to Honeycomb’s first VP of Engineering. Happily, all these things turned out to be true and are still true to this day.

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An Engineering Manager’s Bill of Rights (and Responsibilities)

Honeycomb

Or, the small crisis with engineering management. In 2018, Honeycomb co-founder & CTO Charity Majors wrote a blog post titled, “An Engineer’s Bill of Rights (and Responsibilities).” When it was originally posted, back in 2018, it was timely. I’m also no longer primarily a line manager myself.

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The Unvarnished Truth of being a Woman in Tech

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

In our fifth episode of Breaking 404 , we caught up with Monica Bajaj, Senior Director of Engineering, Workday to hear out the different biases that exist in tech roles across organizations and how difficult it can get for a woman to reach a senior position, especially in tech. I never looked back. How do you work together?

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2020: The Year Bee-hind Us

Honeycomb

One thing that stood out to me this year was how much our leadership team went out of their way to make sure folks felt taken care of. In light of that, I appreciate how much Honeycomb leadership worked with us to support flexible work schedules, changing financial burdens, and reduced workloads. So many wins in 2020.

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2020: The Year Bee-hind Us

Honeycomb

One thing that stood out to me this year was how much our leadership team went out of their way to make sure folks felt taken care of. In light of that, I appreciate how much Honeycomb leadership worked with us to support flexible work schedules, changing financial burdens, and reduced workloads. So many wins in 2020.

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Mentorship, Coaching, and Sponsorship — A Powerful Framework for Building Resilient Teams

Gitprime

Taking on an engineering leadership role can be disorienting for fresh recruits from the engineering ranks and seasoned veterans alike. Hogan spent more than a decade leveling up engineering organizations and growing leaders at companies like Etsy (as an Engineering Director) and Kickstarter (as VP of Engineering).

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Rise of the Resilient Manager with Lara Hogan

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

Are you a resilient manager? In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus and his guest, Lara Hogan discuss what it means to be a resilient manager. She will discuss some effective management skills and thought processes. She will also introduce us to the idea of the manager Voltron. Episode 33. ??Are