Engineering | People | Purpose
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 →
I met with a fairly new engineering manager (EM) recently who works outside my company and wanted advice on how to handle an underperforming employee. Human Resources (HR) partners are important to involve and are your best guides, but here are some (non-comprehensive) suggestions I made for the situation that I thought I’d share more... Continue Reading →
One of the most common questions I hear when mentoring engineers is whether a person should pursue engineering management. I usually take this to mean that they are actually looking for a leadership role, and I want to help them discern whether that might be as a primarily technical leader or as a managerial leader.... Continue Reading →
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.
Kathleen Codes 