w/ben henderson, vp of engineering
guest: ben henderson, vp of engineering at celera health
- understand the real difference between management and leadership: management hits deadlines and kpis, leadership develops people and builds followers
- fix communication gaps by running regular company-wide updates so everyone knows why priorities are changing
- avoid judging engineers by lines of code or individual output, instead track whether the team is meeting its commitments and dig into why when it misses
- to hire fast in a tight market, consider contract-to-hire or part-time contractors to fill urgent gaps while you search for full-time talent
- job seekers should rely on warm network connections instead of cold outreach or mass job board applications since postings can pull in dozens of applicants overnight