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Scaling Engineering Teams from 5 to 500 and Beyond

Gitprime

You can watch the entire webinar here , or read on for six highlights from the discussion with Randy Shoup , the VP of Engineering at WeWork; Cornelia Davis , the Senior Director of Technology at Pivotal; and Saminda Wijegunawardena , the Vice President of Engineering at Box. It’s more writing and less talking,” Shoup says.

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Scaling Organizational Empathy With Box’s VPE, Saminda Wijegunawardena

Gitprime

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.

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Rise of the Resilient Manager with Lara Hogan

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

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.

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AoAD2 Chapter 6: Invest in Change

James Shore

Provide training, coaching, and other ways for people to get help without feeling judged. If not, you can hire consultants. This is often easiest one-on-one, and you’ll be most successful if your conversations are in-person, or at least over video. Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally.

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AoAD2 Chapter 3: How to Be Agile

James Shore

This is often easiest one-on-one, and you’ll be most successful if your conversations are in-person, or at least over video. Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. Ensure each team includes a coach who can teach Focusing practices. The VP liked what I had to say. We spoke two weeks later.

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Investing in Career Growth & Team Development – Advice From 3 Engineering Leaders

Gitprime

With an eye on the long-term health of our teams, our engineers, and our companies, that latter responsibility is at least as critical as the products we deliver. Our panelists offered their insights into how to mark the continuous journey of a software engineer between the big promotions. How can I build that impact? Stanley asks. “By