Stuff on Engineering

The Ripple Impact Grid

Shift Mentorship Left, Scale Impact Right: Deepen the Layers and Widen the Reach

Sep 2 • 

Shy Alter

May 2023

Potential impacts of Large Language Models on Engineering Management

How will LLMs can impact the day-to-day work on Engineering Managers and long term changes.

May 30, 2023 • 

Shy Alter

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No Shortcuts: Know Your People

Before applying any management framework, talk and listen to your people, know who they are and what they do.

May 8, 2023 • 

Shy Alter

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April 2023

Operational Minimalism

Say no to advanced features, and embrace simplicity on your way to operational bliss.

Apr 4, 2023 • 

Shy Alter

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September 2022

Team’s Metrics: A Human-Centric Approach

Take a human-centered approach to evaluating your team's metrics and determining how to use them to drive growth.

Sep 6, 2022 • 

Shy Alter

July 2022

Tribalism and Leadership

What is Tribalism, and why it's such a critical tool for leaders

Jul 26, 2022 • 

Shy Alter

June 2022

The Five-Point Framework for Saying No

Learn to identify the signals that it's time to say no and ask for more information

Jun 22, 2022 • 

Shy Alter

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Top-down, bottom-up, and everything in-between

Balancing strategic work with day-to-day work for a B2B product-led company.

Jun 7, 2022 • 

Shy Alter

May 2022

Anti-pattern: The Engineering Managers’ Group

Engineering managers emphasize the importance of growth and teamwork, but forget about their own growth and turn their backs on the techniques they use…

May 11, 2022 • 

Shy Alter

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April 2022

Engineering Levels: A Case Study From Three Perspectives

The power of a good level framework as seen through three different perspectives

Apr 24, 2022 • 

Shy Alter

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March 2022

The Cone Model for Teams' Support Network

Lay a strong support level for your teams, even when you are away As managers, we need to provide an excellent level of support to our team members…

Mar 29, 2022 • 

Shy Alter

January 2022

5 Heuristics to Decide When It’s Time to Stop Designing and Start Coding

Techniques for balancing design and development planning

Jan 26, 2022 • 

Shy Alter

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