Defines processes and structures that enables the strong growth and execution of a diverse eng organization
Respects and participates in processes, giving meaningful feedback to help the organization improve
Reflects on meetings that leave them inspired or frustrated
Teaches others about existing processes
Actively participates and makes contributions within organizational processes
E.g. Facilitated effective tactical meeting with empathy
E.g. Explained tactical meeting format to a new hire
E.g. Provided feedback on sprint planning meeting
Identifies opportunities to improve existing processes and makes changes that positively affect the local team
Defines meeting structure and cadence that meets team needs
Engages in organizational systems thinking
Advocates for improved diversity and inclusion, and proposes ideas to help
E.g. Defined Frankenmeeting structure for small team
E.g. Improved Watch on-call rotation scheduling
E.g. Defined standard channels for inter-team communication
Develops processes to solve ongoing organizational problems
Creates programs that meaningfully improve organizational diversity
Solves long-standing organizational problems
Reallocates resources to meet organizational needs
E.g. Developed baseline team templates for consistency
E.g. Created bug-rotation program to address ongoing quality issues
E.g. Defined Guilds manifesto and charter
Thinks deeply about organizational issues and identifies hidden dynamics that contribute to them
Evaluates incentive structures and their effect on execution
Analyzes existing processes for bias and shortfall
Ties abstract concerns to concrete organizational actions or norms
E.g. Connected mobile recruiting difficulties to focus on excellence
E.g. Raised leadership level change discrepancies
E.g. Analyzed the hiring rubric for false negative potential
Leads initiatives to address issues stemming from hidden dynamics and company norms
Builds programs to train leadership in desired skills
Creates new structures that provide unique growth opportunities
Leads planning and communication for reorgs
E.g. Lead efforts to increase number of mobile engineers"
E.g. Directed resources to meaningfully improve diversity at all levels
E.g. Built the growth framework rubric