Effective Engineering Manager

No Upward Feedback

Ever been asked to give "upward feedback" to your boss and wondered if it’s a trap? In this episode, we break down why upward feedback isn't just a waste of time - it can

Micromanagement: The Silent Threat to Engineering Teams

Micromanagement is a hidden but damaging force in engineering teams, eroding trust, autonomy, and innovation. In this episode of the Effective Engineering Manager podcast

Ani Mishra: Effective Cross-functional Collaboration

Our guest, Ani Mishra, engineering manager at DoorDash, shares how engineering managers can become true force multipliers by orchestrating cross-functional collaboration.

Driving Lasting Change in Engineering Organizations with Manju Abraham

Manju Abraham, veteran engineering leader at NetApp, Delphix, and HPE, shares practical lessons on leading lasting change. Manju explains why most transformations fail, h

Jeremy Franzen: Operations and Engineering

We are featuring a guest Jeremy Franzen, an Operations expert with over 30 years of experience running Ops at public companies and startups. Jeremy shares his expertise i

Engineering Management and AI – Part 2/3 – Jobs

In this second episode of three, we continue with a practical introduction to AI for engineering managers. We share possible impact of AI and Large Language Models, or LL

Engineering Management and AI – Part 1/3 – Value

In this first episode of three, we provide a practical introduction to AI for engineering managers. We share that value AI and Large Language Models, or LLM, offer to eng

Maintaining Team Morale Through Tough Times

In this episode, we talk about what causes tough times for companies and how being smart with money and saving up can help keep the business healthy during downturns. We

Managing Hyperperformers

We dedicate this episode to managing hyper performers. We define who the hyperperformers are, what distinguishes them from the rest of the team and how to manage hyperper

Building Effective Strategy

We present the essential components of developing and communicating a strategy in engineering management, emphasize the need for strategies to be documented, measurable,

Tim Wenzel: Building Exceptional Teams

We are featuring a guest, Tim Wenzel, who is a Silicon Valley native, expert in recruiting, including building early teams at PayPal and Tesla, and a founder and an execu

Cultivating Trust

We dive deep into the importance of trust in engineering management, and how it impacts productivity. We share that trust is built and reinforced over time. We highlight

Effective Dependency Management

We share how to manage project dependencies in a way that brings results. We are going to define what a dependency is and how to manage your dependencies to ensure that p

Managing Innovation

We offer an effective way of introducing innovation to an engineering team and getting results regardless of the organization size. In the end we offer an actionable chec

Managing Up: Complaining

In this episode we talk about how not to communicate work issues to your boss. We define what complaining is and why complaining is ineffective. We provide a checklist th

Effective Remote Work

In this episode, Adam and Slava discuss the new normal of the remote workplace. We discuss the challenges in working remote, key benefits to being remote, and provide gui

Escalating Work Issues Effectively

We offer an approach to escalating work issues that brings results without destroying relationships. We share what the escalations are, the impact of escalating unskillfu

Effective Goal Setting

It’s that time of year again for managers and directs to start planning goals and executing on them for the new year. In this episode, we will discuss the challenges with

Getting Things Done: Taking Time Off

We share the effective way for taking time off. In the end we offer a check list that consists of Designate a substitute Prepare your substitute Set up the Out of The

Getting Things Done: Staff Meetings

We share what staff meetings are, why they are important for keeping your team accountable for their deliverables and how they help you to stay on top of everything the t