Leadership Tips on Managing Others

Why Hiring Managers Should Do Their Own Sourcing When I was at Duo Security, an engineering director, Deepak Bhaskaran, shared an insight that completely changed how I approached hiring: hiring managers can be far more effective at sourcing candidates themselves, rather than relying solely on recruiters (no matter how skilled they are). Here’s why this approach works—and how you can use LinkedIn …

Nobody enjoys losing a top performer. As a leader, it can be a heavy blow, particularly when the person is a critical player on your team. When faced with these tough goodbyes, we might ask ourselves – “What could I have done differently? Is there a chance they might stay?” Over the course of my career in leadership I’ve had a number employees find their next great opportunity outside of the …

We all chase success, often associating it with relentless work and perpetual busyness. But in doing so, we might find ourselves on the cusp of burnout, a state of chronic physical and emotional exhaustion. The book “Peak Performance” sheds light on this very conundrum, offering insights into sustainable high performance. One of the book’s vital lessons is the intricacies of burnout and how it …

Introduction Leadership intricately weaves with the dynamics of power when influencing teams, partner departments, the organization, and even customers, especially in Security Engineering. The Manager Tools podcasts introduced me to this paradigm of role power, highlighting the research by French and Raven on power types. Just as Aunt May wisely stated, “With great power comes great …

Every savvy business leader knows the importance of setting and managing objectives for their teams. Many have adopted Peter Drucker’s Management by Objectives (MBO) strategy to align their team’s goals with those of the organization. In the world of cybersecurity, however, the rapidly evolving threat landscape calls for a more dynamic approach to managing progress and performance. In this …

Introduction You’ve reached that crossroad in your career – senior engineer. It’s a proud moment, and yet, one with its fair share of uncertainty. The fork in the road is well-documented: a choice between progressing into management or continuing to hone your skills as an individual contributor. For a long time, the career path for many software engineers seemed to be culminating towards …