What the Best Engineering Leaders Do Differently
summary
Describes three concrete practices: a hiring/promotion axis called PSHE (problem-solution-how-execution) used to map engineers’ growth, a decision method of picking the eigen/item question (example: the Modern Family debate that chooses consistency over comprehensiveness, leading YouTube to reclaim the iPhone app and drop embeds), and codified culture rituals like two-way write-ups with a “done reading” button, hidden pulse checks and voted questions. Claims come with outcomes, templates, and over 1,000 interviews feeding a book project.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:28Three pillars of leadership
- 2:29Evaluating engineers with PSHE
- 8:51YouTube’s Modern Family dilemma
- 14:26Item questions for decisions
- 14:46Golden rituals and culture
- 16:32Coda’s two-way write-ups
- 21:20Summary
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