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Changing Priorities & Making Massive Engineering Pivots
with Vivian Shen
Juni scaled 2x-3x week-over-week in the 1st month of Covid-19 restrictions. Vivian Shen (Co-Founder & CEO @ Juni Learning) shares why they had to massively shift priorities from growth to internal tooling/operations & how they gained buy-in from their engineering teams throughout the process. Plus you’ll hear about their pitch process to surface innovative ideas, and how the “engineering pod” team structure increases ownership, creativity & directly connects engineering to user impact!
On this show, we uncover stories and examples of great leadership in software engineering, explore the experiences of industry leaders, as well as share actionable insights from leadership and management thought experts artful and skilled in the application of leadership.
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Sep 14, 2021
The “Energy Audit,” Reclaiming Your Time, & Increasing Ownership
with Brad Henrickson
Brad Henrickson (Leadership Coach, Former CTO @ Scoop Technologies) shares how to reclaim ownership of your time by using an energy/calendar audit! You’ll learn the mechanics of how to conduct an energy audit and how to transform energy-draining moments engineering leaders commonly encounter, into energy-giving moments. Plus how to apply this at scale to amplify energy AND increase ownership throughout your entire org!
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Sep 07, 2021
Debate! Flat vs. Hierarchical Organizations
with Farhan Thawar & Jerry Krikheli
Welcome to our community’s FIRST DEBATE! Farhan Thawar (VPE @ Shopify) & Jerry Krikheli (Sr. Director of Engineering @ Facebook) hash out which org structure should rule them all… Should you go flat? Or should you become a hierarchy? In this debate, you'll hear how each structure impacts culture, innovation, and velocity!
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Episode 62: Changing Priorities & Making Massive Engineering Pivots
with Vivian Shen
Juni scaled 2x-3x week-over-week in the 1st month of Covid-19 restrictions. Vivian Shen (Co-Founder & CEO @ Juni Learning) shares why they had to massively shift priorities from growth to internal tooling/operations & how they gained buy-in from their engineering teams throughout the process. Plus you’ll hear about their pitch process to surface innovative ideas, and how the “engineering pod” team structure increases ownership, creativity & directly connects engineering to user impact!
Sep 21, 2021
Episode 61: The “Energy Audit,” Reclaiming Your Time, & Increasing Ownership
with Brad Henrickson
Brad Henrickson (Leadership Coach, Former CTO @ Scoop Technologies) shares how to reclaim ownership of your time by using an energy/calendar audit! You’ll learn the mechanics of how to conduct an energy audit and how to transform energy-draining moments engineering leaders commonly encounter, into energy-giving moments. Plus how to apply this at scale to amplify energy AND increase ownership throughout your entire org!
Sep 14, 2021
Episode 60: Debate! Flat vs. Hierarchical Organizations
with Farhan Thawar & Jerry Krikheli
Welcome to our community’s FIRST DEBATE! Farhan Thawar (VPE @ Shopify) & Jerry Krikheli (Sr. Director of Engineering @ Facebook) hash out which org structure should rule them all… Should you go flat? Or should you become a hierarchy? In this debate, you'll hear how each structure impacts culture, innovation, and velocity!
Sep 07, 2021
Episode 59: Lessons on Hyper-Growth & Scaling
with David Singleton & Bill Coughran
You've found the mythical product-market fit & are scaling fast... now what?! Bill Coughran (Partner @ Sequoia Capital; Former SVP Engineering @ Google) & David Singleton (CTO @ Stripe) cover common mistakes scaling engineering orgs make, signals to help you identify & develop good managers internally AND find great hires externally. Plus how to balance short & long term demands while scaling & more!
Aug 31, 2021
Episode 58: Build or Buy: Scaling Through Acquisitions & Ownership
with Marianna Tessel & Aileen Lee
Marianna Tessel (CTO @ Intuit) & Aileen Lee (Founder/Managing Partner @ Cowboy Ventures) cover how to navigate the build vs. buy decision! They share the frameworks they use to make a “buy” decision, how they assess engineering talent during acquisitions, how they decide between vendor software vs. open-source vs. building yourself. Plus the leadership skills that help Marianna lead a 5,000+ person team!
Aug 24, 2021
Episode 58: BONUS: Internal mobility, mission-driven decisions, & self-service infrastructure
with Guillermo Fisher
Guillermo Fisher (Director of Engineering, Infrastructure @ Handshake) shares the impact of mission & values alignment, supporting your team’s internal mobility & professional growth, plus interesting infrastructure challenges & actualizing values on the infra team. This episode serves as a great reminder of WHY we become engineering leaders - to empower our teams to become great leaders in tech.
Aug 24, 2021
Episode 57: Productivity Practices to Scale Your Time & Mind
with Ashton Kutcher & Ryan Petersen
This episode covers productivity practices to scale both your time & mind with Ashton Kutcher (Actor & Investor) & Ryan Petersen (CEO @ Flexport). They share their most essential productivity tools & systems, how to filter decisions & say NO to optimize your time, leverage your company’s culture to scale your time/mind. Plus energy audits, networking hacks, powerful questions, and more!
Aug 17, 2021
Episode 56: Strategies for Closing Engineering Candidates
with Darian Shimy
This episode covers effective strategies to help you “close” engineering candidates with Darian Shimy (VP of Engineering, Weebly @ Square). We share how to strategically approach closing throughout the interview process, how storytelling & vulnerability help you connect with candidates, how to communicate the value of your company/compensation & strategically navigate offer negotiations!
Aug 12, 2021
Episode 55: Technical Interview Tips for Effective Communication
with Lusen Mendel & Rohit Grover
This special feature covers strategies to lead an effective technical interview! Through live examples, we share your 3 main responsibilities, how to give clarity & guidance, set candidates at ease, create consistency & get the best from candidates in your technical interview with Lusen Mendel (Director of Developer Relations @ Karat) & Rohit Grover (Senior Interview Engineer & Mentor @ Karat).
Aug 11, 2021
Episode 54: Strategies to Tend, Feed & Grow your Professional Network
with Dan Portillo & Jim Cook
This ELC Hiring Summit special feature explores tactics & strategies to help you build powerful relationships & professional network! We cover the impact of vulnerability, why you should focus on “giving” first, how to break down power dynamics, prepare for important introductions & more with Dan Portillo (Managing Partner & Founder @ Sweat Equity Ventures) & Jim Cook (CFO @ Orbital Insight).
Aug 10, 2021
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