People Management

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  June 5, 2024Effective Engineering Manager, People Management, Retention, Team Management

  Maintaining Team Morale Through Tough Times

  In this episode, we talk about what causes tough times for companies and how being smart with money and saving up can help keep the business healthy during downturns. We focus on how leaders can boost team morale when things get tough, using tools like one-on-one meetings, positive feedback, kudos programs, and team outings. We also cover the importance of strong engineering leadership, coaching, and career development when facing changes in the organization. Tune in for practical tips and strategies to keep your team motivated and resilient through the rough patches.

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  March 12, 2024Building Teams, Career Development, One-on-One, People Management, Performance Management, Retention

  Managing Hyperperformers

  We dedicate this episode to managing hyper performers. We define who the hyperperformers are, what distinguishes them from the rest of the team and how to manage hyperperformers for the maximum results while retaining them. We share management practices to avoid. In the end provide a checklist that our listeners can use to manage hyperperformers effectively.

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  August 3, 2023Building Teams, People Management

  Tim Wenzel: Building Exceptional Teams

  We are featuring a guest, Tim Wenzel, who is a Silicon Valley native, expert in recruiting, including building early teams and PayPal and Tesla, and a founder and an executive recruiter at The (A)Lyst Group. Tim shares practical recommendations on feedback, candidate experience, and building teams in dynamic startup environments. In the end, Tim shares a checklist that our listeners can start using today to build exceptional teams.

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  November 6, 2022Effective Engineering Manager, Managing Up

  Managing Up: Complaining

  We are starting a series on managing up. In this episode we talk about how not to communicate work issues to your boss. We define what complaining is and why complaining is ineffective. We provide a checklist that our listeners can use to see if their upward communications are in the complaining territory.

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  September 21, 2022Building Teams, Retention, Team Management

  Effective Remote Work

  In this episode, Adam and Slava discuss the new normal of the remote workplace. We discuss the challenges in working remote, key benefits to being remote, and provide guidance for managers to effectively manage remote teams and maximize healthy productivity.

• July 29, 2022Effective Engineering Manager, Egineering Manager Tools, Managing Across, Managing Up

  Escalating Work Issues Effectively

  We offer an approach to escalating work issues that brings results without destroying relationships. We share what the escalations are, the impact of escalating unskillfully, and how to escalate professionally and effectively. In the end we provide a checklist that our listeners can use to escalate work issues effectively.

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  April 28, 2022Effective Engineering Manager, People Management, Performance Management

  Effective Goal Setting

  It’s that time of year again for managers and directs to start planning goals and executing on them for the new year. In this episode, we will discuss the challenges with goal setting and provide guidance for making the goal setting process more effective.

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  November 3, 2021Building managers, Effective Engineering Manager, Managing Across, Managing Up, One-on-One

  Building Managers: Now That You Are A Manager

  Wrapping up the ‘becoming a manger series’ with guidance and steps on what new engineering managers can do once their training completes and they are now officially a manager. Guidance includes: managing introductions and the first couple of weeks; planning your first 30-60-90 days; setting up foundational meetings like 1-on-1s; building key lateral relationships; creating space for the team to get to know you and your plan.

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  October 26, 2021Building managers, Career Development, Effective Engineering Manager, One-on-One, People Management

  Building Managers: Implementing The Plan

  In this episode we present a practical, step-by-step implementation guide for transitioning engineer's career to the engineering management track.

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  October 18, 2021Building managers, Career Development, Effective Engineering Manager, People Management

  Building Managers: Building a Success Strategy

  We share how to build a success-oriented strategy by taking care of four management pillars, organization, people, product, processes and tools.