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Establishing and Enabling a Center of Production Excellence

Honeycomb

Collecting this information up front is crucial because it will inform the development of a twinned strategy involving both passive and active tactics. Once those passive maneuvers are up and running, the CoPE members merely need to perform regular check-ins, or play their own part if they are participants of the relevant social institution.

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

Honeycomb

I understand why: the stakes for public comment become higher as you move up the ladder, every social media post has the potential to be interpreted as a subtweet or request, and your highest-priority work is often deeply entangled with confidential company and personnel matters.

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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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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.