Engineering management in the time of coronavirus
summary
A crisis task force defines scenarios, spins up redundant contact channels like WhatsApp broadcast, and runs drills so no one is missing; offices close early, people get choices about travel, and autonomy shifts to engineers with delegated decisions. Mental-health support combines twice-daily check-ins and professional counselling, teams adopt live code reviews and chat alerts to restore flow, and the company pays a $503 stipend to offset home‑office gear — concrete measures that actually work.
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chapters (20)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:28Preparing for disruption
- 1:46Five broad areas
- 2:07Getting ready
- 3:27Disaster will strike
- 3:57Safety trumps all
- 5:10Isolation
- 7:38Accepting reality
- 8:24Language
- 8:53Job security
- 9:57Whats different
- 10:22Whats wrong
- 11:02Building resilience
- 11:40Fun
- 14:32Live code reviews
- 15:09Thinking job
- 15:31Autonomy
- 16:05Expectations
- 17:05Communication
- 18:05Personal story
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