The Engineer-to-Lead Transition
The most consequential promotion of my career was also the one I was least prepared for. I had spent years getting good at writing systems that settled...
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Tagged #growth
3 articles tagged #growth.
Why Great Engineers Sometimes Make Poor Managers
Over the years I have promoted more engineers into management than I can easily count, and I have watched a meaningful fraction of those promotions struggle....
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Career Ladders That Actually Motivate
Every few years I rediscover the same uncomfortable truth: the career ladder I inherited was built to satisfy HR and finance, not to motivate engineers. It...
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