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SHOW NOTES:

• Why Nate Lee @ Tradeshift believes good communication is critical as an eng leader (7:06)
• Know your audience, meet them where they’re at & learn to communicate up (8:44)
• Strategies for delivering critical feedback (11:00)
• Gaurav Nigam @ WorkBoard: how OKRs can be used to resync your org (14:35)
• Tips for first-timers establishing realistic OKRs (17:56)
• Things Cynthia Tham @ GBG Americas wishes she knew when she started her eng leadership journey (20:21)
• Identifying & maintaining consistent behaviors as an eng leader (22:58)
• Mitchell Arnett @ Life360 discusses speed vs. quality (25:19)
• Components that lead to a culture of success around speed & quality (29:01)
• Jeremy Eastwood @ Drone Deploy & Dobromir Montauk @ Doxel.AI on how tech shifts impact eng orgs (32:41)
• Jeremy & Dobromir’s predictions for the next technology curve (37:14)
• Commit to change & don’t go in half-heartedly (39:55)
• How to navigate hybrid & remote work challenges w/ Lizzie Matusov @ Quotient (48:11)
• Lizzie’s advice for returning to in-person networking (50:42)
• Practices for navigating shifting work environments between remote, hybrid & in-person (53:07)
• Lizzie’s vision for successfully integrating teams & developing a sense of belonging (56:23)
• Tips for starting conversations around belonging within eng teams (1:02:10)
• Shweta Saraf @ Netflix reveals how her org has built a culture of celebration (1:04:11)
• Tips for building moments of self-recognition as an eng leader (1:08:11)
• Strategies for establishing goals & providing clarity (1:10:59)
• Create a safe space for experimentation (1:16:57)
• Wen Hsu on the most important question you can ask yourself (1:19:26)
• Recommendations for taking steps toward what you really want (1:22:33)
• How to prioritize making time to move toward your “north star” (1:25:13)

This episode wouldn’t have been possible without the help of our incredible production team:

Patrick Gallagher - Producer & Co-Host

Jerry Li - Co-Host

Noah Olberding - Associate Producer, Audio & Video Editor https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-olberding/

Dan Overheim - Audio Engineer, Dan’s also an avid 3D printer - https://www.bnd3d.com/

Ellie Coggins Angus - Copywriter, Check out her other work at https://elliecoggins.com/about/