New Engineering Management Interview Series “IF I ONLY KNEW…”
! Today begins a new shorter interview series called “IF I ONLY KNEW”. It is just a single question about when you started your engineering management career…
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IF I ONLY KNEW… Never lower your bar in hiring! Never do that!
! At one of my previous companies, I lowered my bar and made a bad hiring. We were looking for a new team member and spent months interviewing. After some…
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Interview with Anthony Mazzarella, Director, Core Engineering at BAMTECH Media
! Location: Bucks County, Pennsylvania Current Role: Director, Core Engineering, BAMTECH Media ### What’s your background and how did you get into management?…
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Interview with Mickey Mantle, Co-author: Managing the Unmanageable and Founder/CEO Wanderful interactive storybooks
### ! ### Where are you located? Napa Valley, California. I recently moved to Napa after decades in Marin, just north of San Francisco. My company has a small…
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Leadership Lessons from the United States Navy Applicable to Engineering Leadership
Is being a military leader the same as a civilian engineering leader? The short answer is no. But there are many transferable lessons. The military invests a…
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Interview with Dave Stachowiak, Host, Coaching for Leaders podcast
! Current role: Host, Coaching for Leaders podcast Location: Orange County, California ### What is your background and how did you get into management? I had…
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Interview with Chuck Groom, Director of Engineering at VTS
! Location: New York City Current role: Director of Engineering at VTS ### What’s your background and how did you get into management? I come from a software…
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Interview with Patrick Joyce, Director of Engineering at Stitch Fix
! Location: San Francisco Bay Area Current Role: Director of Engineering at Stitch Fix ### What’s your background and how did you get into management? I’m a…
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7 Upcoming Conferences for Engineering Leaders and Managers in the USA
! This list is WIP ### The Austin CTO Summit 2018 April 10, 2018 – Capital Factory 701 Brazos St TX A full day, single track summit of the latest tricks other…
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