Engineering Management 10 Sep 2024 · 5 min read 5 Simple Ways Engineering Managers Can Listen To Drastically Improve Their Teams Communication is a huge part of any manager's job. When you do listen as a manager, the effects on your team are amazing. Read more
Engineering Management 2 Sep 2024 · 5 min read Wage War On Communication Creep With These 4 Time-Saving Strategies You've heard of scope creep when teams keep adding new requirements without end. "Communication creep" is the same, only for communication. Read more
Communication 21 Nov 2023 · 5 min read Progress Reporting that Doesn’t Feel Tedious Imagine a situation. You’re an engineering manager leading a capable development team. You feel you have well-planned the project with clear milestones. However, some things are not going smoothly. Read more
Communication 7 Aug 2023 · 3 min read The Manager’s Dilemma: Nurturing Trust in an Expanding Company What does a manager do? Manages, that’s pretty straightforward, right? The central question here is: How many meetings should a manager have? At the core of this issue is Read more
Communication 12 Nov 2019 · 4 min read Three Tips For Organizing A Productive All-Hands Meeting I’m part of a remote team. Rather than collect everybody for a virtual meeting when somebody has a question, we have a policy to communicate non-urgent requests to each Read more
Communication 15 Aug 2019 · 4 min read Don’t Let Your Project Fail Because of Poor Communication According to a survey by Richard Discenza, and James B Forman, the top three reasons for project failure were communication, process, and people. Most software problems are people problems, you know. Read more