Episodi

  • Micromanagement: The Silent Threat to Engineering Teams

    Micromanagement: The Silent Threat to Engineering Teams
    Sep 4 2025
    Micromanagement is a hidden but damaging force in engineering teams, eroding trust, autonomy, and innovation. In this episode of the Effective Engineering Manager podcast, Slava and Adam explore the roots of micromanagement - poor delegation, fear of failure, and lack of trust - and its consequences for morale, productivity, and retention. They also share strategies for organizations and managers to address micromanagement, from coaching and role adjustments to practical ways of shielding teams from its effects.
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    39 min
  • Ani Mishra: Effective Cross-functional Collaboration

    Ani Mishra: Effective Cross-functional Collaboration
    Aug 26 2025
    Our guest, Ani Mishra, engineering manager at DoorDash, shares how engineering managers can become true force multipliers by orchestrating cross-functional collaboration. From treating PMs, designers, and data scientists as partners to using proactive communication, escalation, and trust-building, Ani lays out practical ways EMs can align teams, remove bottlenecks, and prepare for an AI-driven future.
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    40 min
  • Driving Lasting Change in Engineering Organizations with Manju Abraham

    Driving Lasting Change in Engineering Organizations with Manju Abraham
    Aug 17 2025
    Engineering leader Manju Abraham shares proven lessons from NetApp, Delphix, and HPE on how to lead organizational change that sticks. Discover why most transformations fail, how to build trust and emotional safety, and practical steps for co-creating vision, empowering champions, and turning change into culture. A must-listen for engineering managers driving real results.
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    55 min
  • Jeremy Franzen: Operations and Engineering

    Jeremy Franzen: Operations and Engineering
    Jun 9 2025

    We are featuring a guest, Jeremy Franzen, an Operations expert with over 30 years of experience running Ops at public companies and startups. Jeremy shares his expertise in building strong collaboration between software engineering and operations teams through open communication, shared goals, feedback loops, joint automation and monitoring, shared security practices, knowledge sharing, and coordinated approaches to incident and change management, all tracked by common performance metrics. In the end, Jeremy provides a checklist that our listeners can start using today to build and run quality production environments together with their Operations teams.

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    1 ora e 19 min
  • Engineering Management and AI – Part 2/3 – Jobs

    Engineering Management and AI – Part 2/3 – Jobs
    Apr 1 2025
    In this second episode of three, we continue with a practical introduction to AI for engineering managers. We share possible impact of AI and Large Language Models, or LLM on the jobs. In the end we provide a checklist for engineering managers to help to stay ahead of the AI curve.
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    35 min
  • Engineering Management and AI – Part 1/3 – Value

    Engineering Management and AI – Part 1/3 – Value
    Dec 11 2024
    In this first episode of three, we provide a practical introduction to AI for engineering managers. We share that value AI and Large Language Models, or LLM, offer to engineering managers and their teams. In the end we provide a check list for engineering managers to start get value from AI today.
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    35 min
  • Maintaining Team Morale Through Tough Times

    Maintaining Team Morale Through Tough Times
    Jun 5 2024
    In this episode, we talk about what causes tough times for companies and how being smart with money and saving up can help keep the business healthy during downturns. We focus on how leaders can boost team morale when things get tough, using tools like one-on-one meetings, positive feedback, kudos programs, and team outings. We also cover the importance of strong engineering leadership, coaching, and career development when facing changes in the organization. Tune in for practical tips and strategies to keep your team motivated and resilient through the rough patches.
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    29 min
  • Managing Hyperperformers

    Managing Hyperperformers
    Mar 12 2024
    We dedicate this episode to managing hyper performers. We define who the hyperperformers are, what distinguishes them from the rest of the team and how to manage hyperperformers for the maximum results while retaining them. We share management practices to avoid. In the end provide a checklist that our listeners can use to manage hyperperformers effectively.
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    32 min