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the megaphone
…the most important thing—especially when you’re new to leading a specific team or organization. Use your megaphone sparingly and only with groups that will take it with a grain of salt. Megaphones… [more]
Some Thoughts on Engineering Leaderhip
…on the culture and success of the team that they are leading. And make sure that you are watching for signs of burnout. — Daniel Sellers (@daniel_sellers) April 15, 2022 If you are a team lead… [more]
What Makes a Team Lead Great?
…shortest. Leaders must care about the people that they are leading. Creating an emotionally safe team environment, and ensuring that your team feels supported are some of the most important things you… [more]
2021: Year in Review
…how to lead through periods of dramatic change. If you are leading people go learn about change management. You’re going to need it. Aside, Things that have worked for me: Build trust before you… [more]
Encourage teams to take risks
…are broadly applicable, and I use them every day while leading engineering teams. The first lesson is that we should encourage people to take risks. Encourage them to go big, to step into something… [more]
2020: A year
…into our home. With the change of jobs came a shift to leading a fully remote team. I need to write more about this… but I really like it. I miss some parts of being in an office, but the… [more]
Direct Feedback
…— Doctrine & Covenants 121:43 The individual leading the discussion pointed out that the key here was clarity of feedback. Direct, clear and focused. Not sharp as in cutting, but sharp in… [more]