Leading engineers

Douglas Pereira

Still do the work

• You cannot review what you no longer understand
• A lead who only schedules becomes a bottleneck of meetings
• Keep a small surface area of real code

Clarity is the gift

• Ambiguous goals create busy people
• Write the decision, then invite disagreement
• Repeat yourself more than feels dignified

Hire for slope

• Current skill is a snapshot
• Curiosity and taste travel
• Hell yes or no

Make others louder

• Give away the interesting work
• Credit in public, critique in private
• Your scoreboard is what the team can ship without you