Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

JULY 9, 2020

It’s not always easy, but Rich believes that it can be done through a better understanding of how the two cultures work along with constant education and communication. Differences in design principles between product and engineering management (1:35). So, there’s a lot of education here. It’s an individual sport.

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Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

JULY 9, 2020

It’s not always easy, but Rich believes that it can be done through a better understanding of how the two cultures work along with constant education and communication. Differences in design principles between product and engineering management (1:35). So, there’s a lot of education here. It’s an individual sport.

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Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

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. Any sports coach would do the same, right? And a manager, similarly to a mediator, you can’t do the work for your team.

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Honeycomb

JULY 14, 2023

I assumed being a VP would require the same amount of slack as my past engineering manager and director roles, but in practice I’ve found that it really helps to leave even more slack time. I not only need to show up to conversations with emotional energy; I need to be able to do strategic thinking and provide directional clarity.

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