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Interview with Rama Kulasekaran, Sr. Director of Engineering at Optum (UnitedHealth Group)

February 28, 2021 Leave a Comment

In this interview with Rama Kulasekaran, Sr. Director of Engineering at Optum (UnitedHealth Group), we discuss what it takes to be a great engineering leader, psychological safety, the importance of networking, three book recommendations, and mentorship.

Filed Under: Interviews, Podcast Episode Tagged With: Minneapolis-St. Paul, Senior Director

Kan Yilmaz, Co-Founder at Haystack, on Metrics for Engineering Teams

February 10, 2021 Leave a Comment

In this interview, we cover best practices, common mistakes, share resources, and the engineering metrics to track for product engineering and DevOps teams to help you as an engineering leader!

Filed Under: Interviews, Podcast Episode

Interview with Elaine Montilla, Assistant Vice President and CIO for Information Technology at The Graduate Center, CUNY

February 8, 2021 Leave a Comment

Elaine Montilla is the Assistant Vice President and CIO for Information Technology at The Graduate Center, CUNY, a Forbes Technology Council member and contributor, an AMA Women’s Leadership Center presenter, and a TEDx speaker.

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: Assistant VP, CIO, New York City, WomenInTech

Interview with Jorge Salas, Application Development Manager at Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago

February 2, 2021 Leave a Comment

In this interview with Jorge Salas, Application Development Manager at Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, we discuss how to keep up with tech, an interview question to ask, approaching difficult conversations, and how learning improv can help you as an engineering leader.

Filed Under: Interviews, Podcast Episode Tagged With: Chicago, Latinx

Interview with Mallika Rao, Software Engineering Manager at Twitter

January 25, 2021 Leave a Comment

In this interview with Mallika Rao, Software Engineering Manager at Twitter, we discuss challenges, the basics of managing well, hiring, coaching & mentoring new hires, and mountain climbing!

Filed Under: Interviews, Podcast Episode Tagged With: engineering manager, WomenInTech

Interview with Tanaka Mutakwa, VP of Engineering at Names & Faces

November 30, 2020 Leave a Comment

In this interview, with Tanaka Mutakwa, VP of Engineering at Names & Faces and organizer of Tech Leadership Meetup Cape Town, we discuss how to conduct culture interviews, the importance of check-ins (1:1s), plus many tips and lessons learned in transitioning to management.

Filed Under: Interviews, Podcast Episode Tagged With: South Africa, VP

Interview with Himanshu Gahlot, Director of Engineering, Lambda School (ex-Amazon)

October 18, 2020 Leave a Comment

In this interview, with Himanshu Gahlot, Director of Engineering, Lambda School, we discuss going from IC to engineering manager, surveying your team, coaching with the GROW model, plus many tips and lessons learned.

Filed Under: Interviews, Podcast Episode Tagged With: Director, San Francisco

Interview with Ashok Ramaraj, Senior Engineering Manager at Sam’s Club (Walmart)

July 13, 2020 Leave a Comment

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In this interview, with Ashok Ramaraj, Senior Engineering Manager at Sam’s Club (Walmart), we discuss going from IC to engineering manager, should I get an MBA, and many lessons learned.

Filed Under: Interviews, Podcast Episode Tagged With: senior manager, Texas

Interview with Jossie Haines, Senior Director, Platform Engineering at Tile

June 1, 2020 Leave a Comment

In this interview & podcast, with Jossie Haines, Senior Director, Platform Engineering at Tile, we discuss diversity and inclusion, women in tech, going from IC to engineering manager, and time management.

Filed Under: Interviews, Podcast Episode Tagged With: San Francisco, WomenInTech

Interview with Trish Gray, Head of Business Growth at Pinterest

April 6, 2020 Leave a Comment

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In this interview (and podcast), with Trish Gray, Head of Business Growth at Pinterest, we discuss the 4D puzzle of management, Trish’s leadership goals, including a download to her leadership goals one-pager, plus techniques for coaching and mentoring your team. Trish has a huge passion for manager effectiveness, and we can all learn a lot from her.

Filed Under: Interviews, Podcast Episode Tagged With: San Francisco, WomenInTech

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