Coaching Engineering Management Performance 
OverOps
APRIL 7, 2019
Perceived (and actual) performance. Customers, then, define how closely the functionality meets their needs, if application innovation is going in a promising direction and if the performance is acceptable. Developers receive peer coaching during development to create better architecture. OverOps (@overopshq) April 8, 2019.
CircleCI
APRIL 29, 2020
The typical job description for many engineering manager roles is action-packed. It is a mix of hands-on coding, technical leadership and decision making, process and project management, product oversight, people management, finding and hiring talent … the list goes on. What do engineers need to thrive at work?
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James Shore
JANUARY 10, 2025
My favorite discussion of the topic is Robert Austins, who wrote Measuring and Managing Performance in Organizations. We have a bunch of engineers who dont have the XP mindset. Our engineering managers are at the forefront of that effort. These are player coaches who get hands on with the code and lead by example.
Honeycomb
AUGUST 19, 2022
Or, the small crisis with engineering management. In 2018, Honeycomb co-founder & CTO Charity Majors wrote a blog post titled, “An Engineer’s Bill of Rights (and Responsibilities).” These constraints incentivized managers to think hard about how to retain and grow their best senior engineers. This is good.
Apiumhub
JUNE 16, 2021
This book is ideal whether you’re a new manager, a mentor, or a more experienced leader looking for fresh advice. Pick up this book and learn how to become a better manager and leader in your organization. Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager by Michael Lopp.
Honeycomb
AUGUST 10, 2022
Power has a way of flowing towards people managers over time, no matter how many times you repeat “management is not a promotion, it’s a career change.” Managers are privy to performance reviews and other personal information that they need to do their jobs, and they tend to be more practiced communicators.
James Shore
AUGUST 19, 2024
My managers tell me that they’re seeing shifts in behavior, with people volunteering to lead meetings and take on work they didn’t before. We’ve also been able to use the new career ladder as a touchstone for people who are having performance problems. Manager-Led Evaluation The old career ladder was employee-led.
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