Earthquake-resistent buildings and serverless banking systems don’t sound like they belong in the same conversation. But for me, the path from structural engineering to cloud computing has always been about one thing: building resilient systems that can handle anything life throws at them. During a recent interview with the Stack Overflow podcast, I had a... Continue Reading →
Closing Executive Leadership Skill Gaps: A Portfolio Approach to Career Growth
I had a great experience being interviewed by Patrick Gallagher for the ELC podcast on the topic of executive leadership. Kathleen Vignos, VP of Software Engineering @ Capital One, shares how to overcome executive leadership gaps that prevent eng leaders from advancing to the next level in their career. She covers how she applies a... Continue Reading →
Managing engineering teams through constant change
When we managers build teams, we tend to focus on processes for improving efficiency, retention, and performance. But when it comes to change, what you especially need are systems that will build in resilience. Some of the suggestions below are common management techniques, but I’ll point out how they contribute to building resilience.