Effective Engineering Manager Podcast

Driving Change In Engineering Organizations. In this episode, Manju Abraham – veteran engineering leader at NetApp, Delphix, and HPE – shares hard-earned lessons on driving real change in engineering organizations. Manju reminds us that 70% of change efforts fail not because of poor plans, but because people never truly buy in. Manju’s core message: change doesn’t start with strategy, it starts with belief.

https://www.effectiveem.com/manju-abraham-drive-lasting-change-in-engineering-organizations/

A practical introduction to AI for engineering managers:

Engineering Management and AI – Part 1/3 – Value, Effective Engineering Manager In this first episode of three, we provide a practical introduction to AI for engineering managers.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/micromanagement-silent-threat-engineering-teams-slava-imeshev-9egoc/

Micromanagement: The Silent Threat to Engineering Teams Engineering managers play a crucial role in cultivating an environment that encourages creativity, autonomy, and productivity. However, micromanagement poses a significant challenge that undermines these efforts.

Building Exceptional Teams.

We sit down with Tim Wenzel, Silicon Valley veteran and expert recruiter who’s helped build the early teams at PayPal and Tesla. Tim shares invaluable insights on how to foster a strong feedback culture, create exceptional candidate experiences, and build dynamic teams in fast-paced startup environments. Plus, he wraps up with a practical checklist you can use today to start building your own high-performing team. Don’t miss it!

https://www.effectiveem.com/tim-wenzel-on-building-exceptional-teams/

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 team is doing. We provide guidance on how frequently you should run them and how to make them effective. In the end we provide a checklist that our listeners can use to start running effective staff meetings.

https://www.effectiveem.com/getting-things-done-staff-meetings/