The Midwit Trap, & Why Tech Companies Are Falling For It

How Many EMs to Change a Lightbulb?

Jason and Eiso explore the implications of Mark Zuckerberg's plan to flatten Meta's management layers and examine the current ratio of engineers to managers, questioning if this balance is truly efficient or if it's simply a byproduct of Silicon Valley culture. Deep dive into the topics discussed in this episode at developingleadership.substack.com/p/how-many-ems-to-change-a-lightbulb [https://developingleadership.substack.com/p/how-many-ems-to-change-a-lightbulb?sd=pf]   Subscribe on Substack for weekly deep dives, topic digests, and more! developingleadership.substack.com   Join the discussion and follow us on twitter @devleadership_ [https://twitter.com/devleadership_]    Watch this episode on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jFoh8Z-4T8 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jFoh8Z-4T8]    Developing Leadership is powered by Athenian. We are introducing a winning approach to engineering metrics that can help you empower your teams to autonomously improve. If you want to learn more, go to athenian.com [https://athenian.com/]

The Midwit Trap, & Why Tech Companies Are Falling For It

Eiso and Jason discuss how engineering leaders can fall into the trap of midwit thinking (the infamous bell curve meme) where they have a surface level understanding of complex topics and use buzzwords to sound knowledgeable. Why do managers become overly obsessed with specific tools? Why do companies encourage this behavior? What should leaders really be focusing on? Listen and find out! Deep dive into the topics discussed in this episode on substack: developingleadership.substack.com/p/the-midwits-of-the-tech-industry [https://developingleadership.substack.com/p/the-midwits-of-the-tech-industry#details] Join the discussion and follow us on twitter @devleadership_ [https://twitter.com/devleadership_] Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/RM2gJ_EiJSQ [https://youtu.be/RM2gJ_EiJSQ]  Developing Leadership is powered by Athenian. We are introducing a winning approach to engineering metrics that can help you empower your teams to autonomously improve. If you want to learn more, go to athenian.com [https://athenian.com/]

Mastering Leadership for High-Performing Teams with Sri Viswanath, former Atlassian CTO

Former Atlassian CTO Sri Viswanath shares his lessons on engineering leadership, such as aligning goals, handling difficult situations, and optimizing team metrics. Jason, Eiso and Sri talk about their experiences with system failures and the importance of technical mentors and CTOs in promoting better leadership.   Deep dive into the topics discussed in this episode at go.developingleadership.co/ep42   Join the discussion and follow us on twitter @devleadership_ [https://twitter.com/devleadership_]   Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/VbBYqNtB_cs [https://youtu.be/VbBYqNtB_cs]   Developing Leadership is a podcast presented by Athenian. We are introducing the world of engineering to metrics and data that improve processes and help teams. If you want to learn more about data-enabled engineering, go to athenian.com [https://athenian.com/]

OK. Let’s talk about OKRs.

Jason and Eiso share their love-hate relationship with OKRs and discuss the pedantic nature of setting objectives and how they ultimately help to align and empower organizations. They talk about setting and tracking goals, the often performative nature of OKRs, and the dangers of abstracting oneself away from the product you’re building. Deep dive into the topics discussed in this episode at go.developingleadership.co/ep.41 [http://go.developingleadership.co/ep.41] Join the discussion and follow us on twitter @ devleadership_ [https://twitter.com/devleadership_] Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/QFMrJQ3m7BU [https://youtu.be/QFMrJQ3m7BU] Developing Leadership is a podcast presented by Athenian. We are introducing the world of engineering to metrics and data that improve processes and help teams. If you want to learn more about data-enabled engineering, go to athenian.com [http://athenian.com]

Placing Bets & Building Trust as an Engineering Leader

Jason and Eiso explore the intersection between finance and engineering leadership and discuss the importance of position sizing in engineering orgs. From promotions to product initiatives and technology choices, leaders are constantly making bets. So the guys delve into decision making, risk management, trust, and the dangers of placing the wrong bets. Deep dive into the topics discussed in this episode at go.developingleadership.co/ep40 [https://go.developingleadership.co/ep40] Watch this episode YouTube > https://youtu.be/tYtA4FF1WG8 [https://youtu.be/tYtA4FF1WG8]  Join the discussion and follow us on twitter @devleadership_ [https://twitter.com/devleadership_] Developing Leadership is a podcast presented by Athenian. We are introducing the world of engineering to metrics and data that improve processes and help teams. If you want to learn more about data-enabled engineering, go to athenian.com [http://athenian.com]