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The Tech Trek
United States
Приєднався 15 лис 2020
Join us on our UA-cam channel for in-depth conversations with experts from tech, data science, and entrepreneurship. Our guests share their unique perspectives and experiences, offering you actionable advice and inspiring stories of success. Discover essential topics such as team building, company culture, talent acquisition, AI, and more to equip yourself with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in today's competitive business landscape.
Scaling Leadership: Building Effective Engineering Teams
In this episode, Amir Bormand is joined by Nadav Eiron, SVP of Cloud Engineering at Crusoe, to discuss the nuances of leadership, team dynamics, and scaling engineering teams. The conversation dives into how small companies evolve into large organizations, the art of aligning teams with company missions, and managing the complexities of remote work. Nadav also shares insights on balancing speed, quality, and autonomy while navigating between startup and enterprise cultures.
Key Takeaways:
Team Alignment: Leadership’s role in aligning teams with a unified mission and balancing personal and team identities.
Remote Work Dynamics: How leadership adapts to maintain effective communication and team cohesion in remote environments.
Small vs. Big Company Mindsets: The differences in pace, problem-solving approaches, and infrastructure between startups and large enterprises.
Effective Hiring: The importance of hiring ahead for future challenges and embracing diversity of thought to drive innovation.
Autonomy and Collaboration: How defining clear roles and minimizing unnecessary interactions leads to higher team performance.
Highlights with Timestamps:
00:01:00 - Crusoe’s Mission: How Crusoe integrates AI and climate-conscious computing to drive innovation.
00:02:00 - Leadership Beyond Management: What distinguishes a team from a group of individuals and how leaders create alignment.
00:05:00 - Balancing Identities: Managing team identities across geography and skill sets.
00:07:00 - Remote Work Challenges: The loss of informal communication in remote settings and how leaders can address it.
00:12:00 - Big vs. Small Companies: Differences in infrastructure, problem complexity, and productivity at various organizational scales.
00:15:00 - Creating Autonomy: Why autonomy and well-defined APIs for teams improve performance and efficiency.
00:19:00 - Hiring Ahead of Needs: The importance of hiring talent that will scale with the company’s growth.
00:23:00 - Transferable Skills: How leaders can identify and leverage skills that are applicable across different company sizes and contexts.
Quote of the Episode: "Building a good organization is the same as building good software-define the APIs and minimize interactions across them." - Nadav Eiron
Subscribe and Share: If you found this episode valuable, don’t forget to subscribe and share it with your network!
Key Takeaways:
Team Alignment: Leadership’s role in aligning teams with a unified mission and balancing personal and team identities.
Remote Work Dynamics: How leadership adapts to maintain effective communication and team cohesion in remote environments.
Small vs. Big Company Mindsets: The differences in pace, problem-solving approaches, and infrastructure between startups and large enterprises.
Effective Hiring: The importance of hiring ahead for future challenges and embracing diversity of thought to drive innovation.
Autonomy and Collaboration: How defining clear roles and minimizing unnecessary interactions leads to higher team performance.
Highlights with Timestamps:
00:01:00 - Crusoe’s Mission: How Crusoe integrates AI and climate-conscious computing to drive innovation.
00:02:00 - Leadership Beyond Management: What distinguishes a team from a group of individuals and how leaders create alignment.
00:05:00 - Balancing Identities: Managing team identities across geography and skill sets.
00:07:00 - Remote Work Challenges: The loss of informal communication in remote settings and how leaders can address it.
00:12:00 - Big vs. Small Companies: Differences in infrastructure, problem complexity, and productivity at various organizational scales.
00:15:00 - Creating Autonomy: Why autonomy and well-defined APIs for teams improve performance and efficiency.
00:19:00 - Hiring Ahead of Needs: The importance of hiring talent that will scale with the company’s growth.
00:23:00 - Transferable Skills: How leaders can identify and leverage skills that are applicable across different company sizes and contexts.
Quote of the Episode: "Building a good organization is the same as building good software-define the APIs and minimize interactions across them." - Nadav Eiron
Subscribe and Share: If you found this episode valuable, don’t forget to subscribe and share it with your network!
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Thanks for the breakdown! Just a quick off-topic question: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). How should I go about transferring them to Binance?
Also seen the most career destruction from/by a manager you couldn't trust...
Sad but true!
You're doing a fantastic job! Just a quick off-topic question: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). How can I transfer them to Binance?
Good video
Thank you!
please tell this to the people designing windshield wipers.
Nothing like getting real feedback to improve design!
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Thanks for sharing insights Murli
Some feedback- the guest’s audio quality is quite bad
Thanks for the feedback. Will ask guests to use a headset (even wired ones) if they can.
Great perspectives from a Data professional! Thank you for informing us about data productization and the different roles that could emerge.
Great to hear Joe's insights!
I love how you break down the steps to make this approach part of the normal process. Your explanations are clear and practical, making it easy to apply in real situations.
It's amazing to see how you've transitioned from making a difference in the nonprofit world to pioneering in the AI space. Your story is proof that passion and innovation can lead to incredible new opportunities. Keep up the great work!
It's great to see a focus on mental health within engineering teams. Creating a supportive environment and encouraging open discussions can make a huge difference. Thanks for shedding light on this!"
Great Discussion
Nice one. thanks for sharing.
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Grant Reveal is the most IAM name ever 😅 thanks for the discussion
really enjoyed this!
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