How Instagram’s Head Engineer Is Using Quantum Mechanics To Manage His Team
James Everingham’s passion for physics predated his management role at Instagram. Here’s how he’s brought one to bear on the other.
Becoming An Engineering Manager – TechCrunch
Over the last few years I’ve gotten the pleasure to work with a large number of really talented engineers -- some of whom I’ve asked to make the leap into management. Like any individual contributor moving into a new role, they’re asked to fundamentally change the way they approach their day. As I’ve done my best to coach them through this experience, I wrote down a few ideas on how to best translate their engineering skills into management skills. Some of these are very specific to managing…
After years of intensive analysis, Google found the key to good teamwork is being nice
"We were dead wrong."
You're Not Listening
I don't want to write this article. I believe there is no way to provide advice about listening without sounding like a touchy-feely douchebag. But I'm going to write this article because there is a good chance that your definition of listening is incomplete, and what I consider to be obvious and si