Leadership Training

How to Sustain the Company Culture While Setting Up a New International Team in a New Location

When setting up a new engineering team in a new location, it is important to hire the right people who have the skills and culture fit to build the team. Leaders should provide the team with objectives of quality instead of quantity and invest in the team to reach the objectives. It is also important to align with the local market and competitors to attract talent and provide the team with the necessary resources to succeed. Finally, it is important to empower the team and hold regular one-on-one meetings to report progress and unblock issues.

3 tips to smoothly fire someone

When letting someone go, it is important to be upfront and break the news up front. Have somebody else in the room for compliance, go slowly, and follow up with everything in written form. This will help manage the emotions of the person being let go and ensure that all critical details are in writing to avoid any potential issues in the future.

Creating Valuable Content for Your Network

This article explores different approaches to creating valuable content for engineering leaders to share with their professional network. It discusses the benefits of workshops, recorded videos, and live presentations in providing value and engaging the audience. Workshops allow for hands-on learning experiences and problem-solving, recorded videos provide convenient access to knowledge and expertise, and live presentations enable real-time interaction and feedback. Seeking feedback and continuously improving content is important to ensure its value and resonance with the audience. Overall, creating valuable content is crucial for establishing oneself as a thought leader and building strong relationships in the engineering field.

How to Handle Cultural Differences on Your Team

An engineering manager in the Philippines faced a challenge when tasks and projects came in from the US. Filipinos have a different level of assertiveness than Americans, and this lack of assertiveness led to the engineering team becoming burnt out and not meeting deadlines. The manager realized that the behavior was due to cultural reasons, such as job security and not wanting to disappoint others, and held a meeting to align everyone and renew the company's trust in the Filipino engineering team. The lesson learned was that it is important to understand the cultural differences in order to solve the problem.

What to do when you are leading a turnaround in your company

This is a story of a healthcare company with a product that had 7 versions of software supporting 1800 healthcare systems. The organization had embarked on a very ambitious new version release with large ownership given to the India Leadership team. Due to complexities, regulatory changes, and first time leadership, the release was delayed by 10 months. The current India Engg leadership was moved out and the author volunteered to step in. Through deep dive sessions, Open AMA sessions, and creating 12 teams of max 9 people, the author was able to commit to a full version release in 6 months and the product was successfully submitted for regulatory approval. The author learned that teams in the trenches always know what's going well and not, to localize and empower teams, to allow teams to take ownership, to create metrics that matter and enable the data to be seen by the team, to always communicate strongly and reiterate the goal and commitment, and to take decisions and keep moving forward.

Maximizing Your Growth: A Guide to Getting the Best from Platohq Mentorship

Plato platform's mentorship program is designed to empower individuals on their journey towards success. By setting clear objectives, establishing a strong relationship with your mentor, actively engaging and participating, seeking feedback and implementing suggestions, continuously learning and growing, and reflecting on the experience, you can maximize the benefits of the mentorship program. Mentorship is a continuous journey of learning and growth, and by embracing the opportunity, you can unlock your full potential in pursuit of your professional aspirations.