I once joined a team with a product on fire. The “payment error rate” was high (20%+), partners complained the product “never worked”, and churn was at boiling point. The team was exasperated, but their frustration was nothing compared to that of marketing who felt partners were falling through a sieve, and partner support who could hardly raise issues fast enough.…
Alex: Let’s kick things off by going back to the start. Ronen, you didn’t just wake up one day as a leader, there’s a whole story there. This first part is about that journey: the turning points, the messy middle, and what it really felt like moving from building tech to leading people.…
Being a manager doesn’t just come with more responsibilities. It comes with feelings of anxiety and doubt about what your job actually is. The feedback loops are slower. The wins are less obvious. And instead of shipping code, you now navigate ambiguity, enable people, and defend team focus.…
In the tech jungle, you’d think that Tarzan swings effortlessly from one success to the next. But sometimes Tarzan falls – hard. We never see it, and he always gets up again: bruised and battered, but smarter. Here are some lessons from mistakes I’ve made in my career, which helped me to develop into the manager I am today.…
The following talk was originally presented at the Devworld 2024 conference at the RAI in Amsterdam. With thanks to the conference organisers.
Today I’m going to talk about one of the biggest tech transformation projects that I’ve ever been involved with in my career.…
I once joined a team with an unusual history. The area recognised the engineers as brilliant – inspiring, even – yet the group had a poor reputation with senior management and key stakeholders.
The team is supportive to the surrounding teams and people.…
“True leaders don’t create followers; they create more leaders”. – Tom Peters
Here are some techniques that I’ve used over the years to develop leadership within my area, and that you can use, too!
Identifying potentialMany brilliant people will never tell you they are looking for more.…
Here is my opinion as to what is required from an engineering manager in order to be effective.
1. Technical guidanceWhile not necessarily the best coder on the team any longer, the Engineering manager has a strong technical background, high-level knowledge of key systems, and expertise in architecture and distributed system design.…
Engineers often ask me how they can grow into management. Here’s how I did it.
Inspiration: Entrepreneurial beginningsI had always been interested in business. My father and grandfather were my role-models. Some of my fondest memories were visiting their offices as small child.…
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