The Effortless Manager
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Teams over individuals: effortless management for resilient, successful teams
Why prioritizing teams over individuals is key to engineering leadership success As engineering leaders we often face the challenge of balancing individual talent with the collective strength of our teams. Over time I’ve developed a leadership philosophy centered on prioritizing teams over individuals—and it’s made a real difference in how...
What is effortless management?
Recently one of my engineers asked me: “What exactly do you mean by ‘effortless management,’ and why does it matter to you?” It struck me that while I had used this phrase a lot (and registered a domain name to go with it…), I had never truly articulated this concept...
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What is effortless management?
Recently one of my engineers asked me: “What exactly do you mean by ‘effortless management,’ and why does it matter to you?” It struck me that while I had used this phrase a lot (and registered a domain name to go with it…), I had never truly articulated this concept...
Your project is in trouble, what do you do?
We’ve all been there. You’re a programmer-turned-new-manager and your team has a deadline coming up. You take a look at your calendar and you start to get that feeling in the pit of your stomach: we aren’t going to make it. You start to panic and feel that cold sweat....
Running your first technical workshop: the I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING edition
A few months ago, our community manager Mary Thengvall asked Avi Goldman and I if we would be interested in teaching a 3-hour technical workshop at the upcoming Codeland conference. Now, neither Avi nor I had ever attended a workshop, let alone run one. But Codeland is organized by Saron...