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

Honeycomb

My current role as VP of Engineering has me managing a few senior ICs, but I am mostly managing other managers and directors now. To help protect our engineering managers and support them in some of the challenges of this changing role, I propose the following contract. Engineering manager’s Bill of Rights.

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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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AoAD2 Chapter 6: Invest in Change

James Shore

Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. the chaos by using a technique I learned from Diana Larsen: Support, Information, and Structure (SIS). Information. If not, you can hire consultants. Second Edition cover. Your feedback is appreciated!

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AoAD2 Chapter 3: How to Be Agile

James Shore

Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. This works even better if a manager they trust speaks informally on your behalf. The VP liked what I had to say.

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The Cloud Cost-Conscious Conundrum

taos

Frankly, I don’t know a single CIO, CTO or VP of Engineering or Operations that would disagree with me. Whether it’s a credential exposure, personal information leak, or a public defacing threat; restrictions of data usage within each country differ. Public cloud is not cheaper! There, I said it!

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