Satisfaction with abstraction, from individual contributor to leadership
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Retros run every eight weeks using Mural with anonymous responses to eight quickfire questions (communication, goals, atmosphere, learning, implementation, asking for help, uninterrupted time) and show actionable trends across five squads of ~25 engineers. A weekly five‑minute topic forum called end moot surfaces engineering ideas and yields concrete actions, book clubs (Team Topologies, Managing Humans) and paired courses lift skills, removing unneeded meetings (e.g. merged “search and destroy”) increases focus, and a 6‑people‑max management guideline preserves headspace and works.
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- 0:00Intro
- 0:53About me
- 2:17What exactly is an Engineering Manado
- 6:53Measuring happiness
- 10:47Retro details
- 12:10The eight quick fire questione
- 13:13Communication is open and c
- 13:25Improving communication
- 14:00What would you put here?
- 15:22Who sets the goals?
- 16:26Do you understand the goal
- 17:37I like the squad atmosphere
- 17:58Stand-ups are sacred in a remote w
- 19:01How is your atmosphere?
- 19:30I am continuously learning
- 20:14Learning styles
- 20:39Run surveys!
- 21:15We run a lot of bookclubs
- 22:20Internal mentoring on courses is awes
- 23:07And, what are you learning?
- 24:21My opinion about implementation ma
- 24:51Introducing Entmoot
- 28:39Would you ask silly question
- 30:01Things we have tried
- 31:40How this relates to you
- 31:53Prepare your meetings the day be
- 32:48But how? I manage 16 peop2
- 33:49The quick fire questions don't te
- 36:19What else has helped me?
- 37:43Managing a discipline means you don't
- 38:19Treat yourself nice
- 38:45Any questions?
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