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May 2024
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168: What Every Engineer Ought to Know A...

Zach White
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Do you need a roadmap into, or OUT of, engineering middle management? You’re not alone.

 

These are some of the toughest jobs in your career, in some ways harder than being Vice President.

 

So listen now for how to win as an engineering manager!!

 

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When you’re ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:

 

1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational development actions and key points you can check, score, and apply immediately to stand out and excel at work.

 

2. Join us at Happy Hour … a limited-attendance LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.

 

3. Work with me directly … start with a free chat and ensure it’s a great fit, then work with me and my team privately in our intensive coaching program, exclusively for engineers.

 

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In this episode, meet former Vice President of Engineering at VidYard and Principal Founder of ThreeNorth Consulting, Jason Gallaugher.

 

If you want to succeed in middle management, you must understand how to get leverage. You must change your approach. You must block the imposter voice and unsustainable work that leads to burnout.

 

Jason has spent over 20 years in engineering and technology, where his journey has taken him across scrappy startups, large companies and rocket ships. 

 

His curiosity and energy have pushed him into roles ranging from software developer, product manager, P/L leader, all the way up to technology executive. 

 

And he understands that being a manager can be the hardest job of them all.

 

Now, Jason is primarily a coach and advisor to executive teams. His energy comes from his love of people + technology, and using his skills to help technology organizations become High Leverage..

 

So press play and let’s chat… it’s time for YOU to master middle management!

 

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