Lead Time - Engineering Management Challenges

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LeadTime#24 - New EM Feels There's Not Much To Do
What to do when you are not as busy as you expected to be? How should you switch working modes in this entirely new role of being an Engineering…
 • Péter Szász
LeadTime#21 - Managing an Overqualified Staff Engineer
How to engage a new team member who just lost her colleagues and is probably already job hunting? How to turn this around and build a long-term…
 • Péter Szász
LeadTime#14 - Developing Soft Skills in Technical People
How to work with a senior developer who resists soft skill development? What can help them see this as essential rather than optional? How to balance…
 • Péter Szász
LeadTime#12 - Developer Wants To Be A Manager
How to balance a developer's management aspirations with business needs? What questions can help understand motivations, skills and expectations? How to…
 • Péter Szász
LeadTime#09 - Move Request to Another Team
How to discover what's behind a request to change teams? What risks to avoid? How to ensure project delivery is not impacted, and the team dynamics…
 • Péter Szász
LeadTime#08 - Supporting a Low Performer
My approach to supporting a struggling team member, and a new challenge about a transition request.
 • Péter Szász
LeadTime#06 - New Developer Proposing Tech Debt Work
My questions to dig to the bottom of the eager new engineer's challenge, and a blunt feedback to someone on the team.
 • Péter Szász
LeadTime#04 - Seasoned Developer Wants to Quit
A possible approach to the quitting top-performer challenge, and a skip-level meeting preparation for this week.
 • Péter Szász
LeadTime#03 - Harsh Feedback on a PR
Solution for last week's harsh Pull Request comment, and a new challenge with a fed-up engineer.
 • Péter Szász
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