Lead Time - Engineering Management Challenges

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LeadTime#23 - How Many Engineers Do You Need for This New Platform?
How to approach resource planning for platform migrations when the answer isn't a simple headcount? What questions to ask and how to structure your…
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Péter Szász
LeadTime#22 - Laying Off a Good Developer
How do you support a good performer you must let go while maintaining team trust and delivery? What approaches help the departing employee, team morale…
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Péter Szász
LeadTime#21 - Managing an Overqualified Staff Engineer
How to engage a new team member who just lost her colleagues and is probably already job hunting? How to turn this around and build a long-term…
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LeadTime#20 - Building a Platform Team
How to transition from feature development to platform engineering? What questions discover developer needs and business goals, while forming a high…
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Péter Szász

May 2025

LeadTime#19 - Recovery After a Failed Launch
How to diagnose system failures while rebuilding team confidence? What questions help balance process improvements with delivery momentum after a…
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Péter Szász
LeadTime#18 - Improving Release Chaos Without Creating More
How to modernize a stressful release process? What questions can help prioritizing actions and balance quick wins with sustainable change?
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LeadTime#17 - Effective Team-Building
What activities break down social barriers rather than reinforcing them? How to include everyone in a hybrid team while respecting different preferences…
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LeadTime#16 - Specialist or Generalist: The Hiring Dilemma
How to choose between deep technical expertise and broader adaptability when hiring? What criteria best serve the team's present and future needs?
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LeadTime#15 - Managing Negativity During Uncertain Times
How can an Engineering Manager improve team morale after disappointing company results? What approaches show support while ensuring undisrupted…
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April 2025

LeadTime#14 - Developing Soft Skills in Technical People
How to work with a senior developer who resists soft skill development? What can help them see this as essential rather than optional? How to balance…
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Péter Szász
LeadTime#13 - Healing a Divided Team
How to rebuild trust in a team? What actions can break down historical grudges and improve delivery? How do you balance investigating the past with…
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LeadTime#12 - Developer Wants To Be A Manager
How to balance a developer's management aspirations with business needs? What questions can help understand motivations, skills and expectations? How to…
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