Engineering
Engineering Director Role
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- Career Development: What It Really Means to be a Manager, Director, or VPWhile Dave is not a fan of many leveling approaches, he is a fan of defining the use of Manager, Director, and VP in Job Titles: • Managers are paid to drive results with some support • Directors are paid to drive results with little or no supervision • VPs are paid to make the plan
- Advice for Engineering Managers Who Want to Climb the LadderCharity covers: • What is an engineering director? • How to level up: It is better to get promoted than hired up a level • A director is not a ‘super-senior manager’: A director’s job is running the business, and Managing Managers is a whole new skill set • If you’re working towards a director role: You ✨can not✨ be a blocker, and demonstrate impact beyond your team(s)
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- Data Modeling
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