Honeycomb

JULY 12, 2023

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.

Part-Time VPE 98

Part-Time VPE Engineering B2C Technical Review 98

Gitprime

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

In this Perspectives in Engineering interview series, engineering leaders talk about how to build, coach, and scale world-class technology teams. Saminda Wijegunawardena , VP of Engineering at Box, calls this increasing distance “abstraction.” Those are opportunities you can create to stretch engineers,” he says.

Part-Time VPE 45

Part-Time VPE Fractional VPE Weak Development Team Culture 45

Gitprime

JUNE 11, 2019

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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Coaching Weak Development Team Part-Time VPE Fractional VPE 45

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

JULY 11, 2019

While most think that leaders are “born,” Katie Womersley, VP of Engineering at Buffer, disagrees. Leaders and managers both require skills that can be taught, and developing those employees from within the company can be the most timely and economically efficient way to do so. Setting expectations for leadership growth.

Engineering 58

Engineering Leadership Weak Development Team Part-Time VPE 58

James Shore

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Provide training, coaching, and other ways for people to get help without feeling judged. If not, you can hire consultants. To move to new zones—for example, if a team is fluent in the Focusing zone, and wants to add Delivering or Optimizing fluency— kaikaku is still the best approach. See the “Choose Agile Coaches” section.).

Agile 94

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James Shore

OCTOBER 15, 2020

To move to new zones—for example, if a team is fluent in the Focusing zone, and wants to add Delivering or Optimizing fluency— kaikaku is still the best approach. Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. Ensure each team includes a coach who can teach Focusing practices. That chapter explains how.

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Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

DECEMBER 10, 2019

In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus and his guest, Lara Hogan discuss what it means to be a resilient manager. Manager dens- where you can experience coaching, mentoring, and a safe space, Vegas rules session. @23:57. Mentoring is sharing advice and perspective; coaching is helping someone come to their own conclusions.

CTO Coach 52

CTO Coach Coaching Weak Development Team Part-Time VPE 52