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Leading Effective Engineering Teams

by Addy Osmani

June 2024

Intermediate to advanced

278 pages

7h 48m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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O’Reilly Online LearningHow to Contact UsAcknowledgments
Research on What Makes Teams EffectiveProject AristotleOther ResearchMotivation Drives PerformanceBuilding an Effective TeamAssemble the Right PeopleEnable a Sense of Team SpiritLead EffectivelySustain Effectiveness (A Growth Culture)Conclusion
The Differences Between Efficiency, Effectiveness, and ProductivityGoalsMeasurementInfluencing FactorsOutput Versus OutcomeMeasuring Outputs and OutcomesFocusing on Outcomes over OutputsEffective EfficiencyEffective Efficiency for BeginnersManaging Trade-offsRedefining Team ProductivityBalancing Effectiveness and EfficiencyEveryday Tips for Becoming Effectively EfficientConclusion
EnableDefine Effectiveness for Your Business Type and Team SizeInitialize EffectivenessEmpowerFeed Opportunities, Starve ProblemsStrive for Individual EffectivenessFollow Team Effectiveness ModelsMultiply EffectivenessIdentify High-Leverage ActivitiesLessons from GoogleExpandLeadership ChallengesThe Three Always of LeadershipConclusion
Project OxygenA Brief HistoryResearch ProcessBehaviors of High-Performing ManagersOutcomesLeveraging Project Oxygen’s FindingsProject AristotlePsychological SafetyDependabilityStructure and ClarityMeaningImpactOutcomesLeveraging Project Aristotle’s FindingsConclusion
Antipatterns CategorizationIndividual AntipatternsThe SpecialistThe GeneralistThe HoarderThe Relentless GuideThe Trivial TweakerPractice-Related AntipatternsLast-Minute HeroicsPR Process IrregularitiesProtracted RefactoringRetrospective NegligenceStructural AntipatternsIsolated ClustersKnowledge BottlenecksLeadership AntipatternsMicromanagementScope MismanagementPlanning OverkillSkeptical LeadershipPassive LeadershipUnderappreciationConclusion
From Engineering to ManagementGetting StartedDefining a StrategyManaging Your TimePlanningExecutionAssessmentUnderstanding and Setting ExpectationsWhat Results Are Expected from Me?What Results Do I Expect from Team Members?Communication EssentialsTeam MeetingsOne-on-OnesMessagingNonverbal CommunicationPeople ManagementHiringPerformance EvaluationAttrition ManagementMentorship and CoachingManaging Challenging ProjectsManaging Team DynamicsIndividual Idiosyncrasies and Diverse TeamsRemote TeamsConflict ResolutionEnabling Mastery and GrowthHarnessing Downtime for GrowthEmpowering Growth amid High-Workload PeriodsNetworking EssentialsConclusion
Effective Leaders Versus Effective ManagersLeadership RolesTechnical LeadEngineering ManagerTech Lead Manager (TLM)Assessing Your Leadership SkillsCritical TraitsDesirable Leadership TraitsLeading EffectivelyLeadership StyleStrategizingPlaying the PartMastering the AttitudeConclusion

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About the Author

Addy Osmani is a senior staff engineering manager working on Google Chrome. He leads teams focused on making the web fast. For the past 25 years, he has been leading teams in a variety of roles, from an individual contributor mentoring others, through to tech lead, to tech lead manager at varying levels. Passionate about growing the next generation of leaders, Addy has been capturing his notes on what has kept him effective over the years and is sharing them for the first time in this new publication.