From Developing Code To Developing People
summary
Transition after 24 years in engineering leads to concrete practices: weekly one-on-ones, 5-minute debriefs after client meetings, and delegating messy unscoped projects with a safety net. Builds Seattle Coffee Ops, which grows to 50–60 regular attendees and helps a junior (Harold) land a developer job. Runs quarterly business reviews to align 20 people; company demographics report 60% women, 40% women in leadership, 50% women in engineering. References The Manager's Path and Laura Hogan blog posts.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction and journey
- 3:32Why leadership matters
- 10:07Developing leadership skills
- 17:13Resources and mentorship
- 20:07Developing your team
- 22:59Key takeaways
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