Why do design groups reduce as they scale? It’s not the innovation– it’s the administration systems.
In this episode, Michi Kono, CTO at Garner Health and previous engineering leader at Meta, Capital One, and Stripe, shares his battle-tested approach to developing scalable engineering companies. You’ll find out useful methods for nurturing engineering society while keeping high-performance requirements.
Key topics reviewed:
– The obstacles of hypergrowth and the demand to frequently change yourself
– How to prevent slowdowns by holding groups accountable for end results, not just delivering code
– The art of making org charts that optimize group autonomy
– Building a society of liability and picking up from errors without blame
– When supervisors must quit writing code (and why this decision issues).
– The distinction in between being a people manager and an executive.
– Why communication becomes the most crucial ability at senior degrees.
Timestamps:.
– (00:00) Trailer & Intro.
– (02:10) Career Turning Points.
– (03:55) Skills Advice for Engineers.
– (06:46) The Challenges of a Hypergrowth Company.
– (09:09) Learning and Growing in a Hypergrowth Company.
– (12:07) The Slowdown in Engineering as You Scale.
– (15:55) Designing Organization Structure Well.
– (18:11) Effective Organization Chart Tips.
– (21:05) Nurturing a Good Engineering Culture.
– (25:37) Nurturing Psychological Safety.
– (28:14) Learning from Mistakes & Performance Review.
– (30:27) Being a Mission-Driven Company.
– (32:11) Aligning Mission and Values in the Day-to-Day Work.
– (34:45) The Importance of Management System in Organization.
– (41:53) The Importance of Having Good Managers.
– (45:30) For Strong ICs: Writing Code or Being a Manager?
– (50:55) The Difference Between a Manager Role and Executive Role.
– (56:01) A Unique Thing Learned from Doing Payment Systems.
– (58:43) 3 Tech Lead Wisdom.
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Michi Kono’s Bio.
Michi Kono is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Garner Health, a company on a goal to assist people get much better medical care. With a considerable and one-of-a-kind occupation spanning several markets, Michi has browsed the entire spectrum of the technology world. Michi is passionate concerning the art and scientific research of scaling design teams, constructing resilient societies, and developing reliable administration systems to drive success in high-growth environments.
Follow Michi:.
– LinkedIn– linkedin.com/in/michikono.
– Twitter– x.com/michikono.
– Garner Health– getgarner.com.
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