Performance Management As An Engineering Manager

About this episode

This episode explores how engineering managers can effectively manage performance while fostering growth and engagement within their teams.

In this episode, we’ll dig into how managers can balance output, impact, and quality, set meaningful goals, and coach engineers toward growth — not just manage them. We’ll also tackle how to handle underperformance, keep top talent motivated, and build teams that stay engaged without burning out. 02:04 - Why do we measure engineering performance? 03:40 - How to measure engineering performance 11:08 - SMART goals 18:39 - Handling underperformers 27:00 - Motivating and retaining high performers

People in this episode

Hosts: Emma Bostian, Kelly Vaughn

Topics covered

• performance management
• engineering management
• goal setting
• coaching
• team engagement
• motivation

Keywords

• engineering performance
• SMART goals
• underperformance
• high performers
• team motivation

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