Journey With Me Through Software Engineering Leadership
Hello and welcome to the very first issue!
This Newsletter’s Aim:
Knowledge Sharing: Each week, we'll distill insights and learnings, aiming to enrich those who, like us, are voraciously curious but pressed for time.
A Personal Encyclopedia: This will serve as a living repository of knowledge, experiences, and reflections. Writing helps us learn!
Connecting Worlds: We’re here to bridge gaps between engineers, engineering managers, and other leaders. We’ll delve into the essence of Engineering Management and grow the craft together!
What You Can Expect
How to give and receive feedback, two critical areas to being an engineer and leader.
Coaching, mentoring, and anything where we help others grow.
How to manage “up” and “across” and what the heck that means.
How to take accountability, and hold others accountable.
Personal Stories about my career, with a focus on management.
Challenges managers might face in their career.
Emotional Intelligence as a leader, and why it’s so crucial.
How to have effective 1:1s with anyone, but primarily your direct reports (or your manager).
How to be an effective remote leader.
Personal productivity (this could be its own newsletter, so we will mostly reference other peoples content)
How to have hard conversations, and be blindsided with grace :)
Less list based content, and more heart!
…And so much more, but by now you get the idea. We’re hear to improve our leadership skills and build stronger healthier teams!
Join the Conversation; Let’s connect!
I invite you to embark on this journey with me, and if you know anyone who would be interested send them on over! I encourage you to reach out, share your stories, and ask questions.
Good luck Coltin!