121: Building Great Engineering Teams in Tech Companies with Jossie Haines, Kathryn Vandiver, and Sushma Nallapeta

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whether you’re in engineering, working alongside engineering teams, or you’re just looking to uplevel your career in tech - I have a treat for you this week, my love! </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I invite three extraordinary and powerful leaders in the tech industry to talk about their unique experiences building great engineering teams. Join us as Jossie, Kathryn & Sushma share their approaches to getting ahead as engineering leaders, and how to build better relationships with these important teams in your own organization. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ready to learn more about how engineering interacts with the rest of the organization - and gain some powerful leadership tools along the way?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Let’s go to the show! </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We dive into:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How these incredible women became VPs of engineering - and why they do what they do!</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">4 key metrics you can use to highlight how engineering is moving towards company goals</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to make sure the engineering team supports business strategy (even when the rest of the organization may not fully understand what they do!)</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">One VITAL piece to building good communication between engineering and the rest of the organization</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Their BEST advice to help you on your path to VP!</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">And so much more!</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>**Useful links**</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Book recommendations:</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations, by Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble & Gene Kim</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Team Topologies: