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

Honeycomb

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.

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Honeycomb Welcomes New VP of Product

Honeycomb

Prior to Honeycomb, Megan was Director of Product at both Auth0 and Chef Software. This is the second time we’ve grown an executive from within. One year ago, I wrote a similar post welcoming Emily Nakashima to her new role as VP of Engineering. This promotion marks her first formal executive role.

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2020: The Year Bee-hind Us

Honeycomb

My purpose as a Developer Advocate is to help software teams with their work, and that work can have positive ripple effects. One thing that stood out to me this year was how much our leadership team went out of their way to make sure folks felt taken care of. Allow me to share some of our accomplishments and lessons from 2020.

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2020: The Year Bee-hind Us

Honeycomb

My purpose as a Developer Advocate is to help software teams with their work, and that work can have positive ripple effects. One thing that stood out to me this year was how much our leadership team went out of their way to make sure folks felt taken care of. Allow me to share some of our accomplishments and lessons from 2020.

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How Buffer.com Develops Engineering Leadership Skills From Day 1 With Katie Womersley

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

There is an inherent difference between leaders and managers that is often overlooked. While most think that leaders are “born,” Katie Womersley, VP of Engineering at Buffer, disagrees. Leaders vs. Managers. Setting expectations for leadership growth. Perception management and vulnerability. Episode 11.

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AoAD2 Chapter 3: How to Be Agile

James Shore

As we’ve seen in the previous chapters, Agile is a philosophy: a way of thinking about software development. In addition, Agile practices often perform double- and triple-duty, solving multiple software development problems simultaneously and supporting each other in clever and surprising ways. Spend more time listening than talking.

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AoAD2 Chapter 6: Invest in Change

James Shore

Large changes—those that directly impact more than 30-70 people—require professional change management. Depending on the size of your organization, your HR department may have change management experts on staff who can help. If not, you can hire consultants. Spend more time listening than talking. Ask them why.

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