(2017 - 2/9) Climbing the Mountain of Leadership Productivity

Calibrate 2017 (2/9) - https://www.calibratesf.com/

"Climbing the Mountain of Leadership Productivity" - Jared Jordan, Evernote, Sr. Engineering Manager

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps5Rp0e2Mx4&index=2&list=PL8iMj9kx_ykTSWpvKj0oBuHYSR6eA9fnu

Jared has been building software and leading engineering teams for nearly 15 years at Ericsson, Microsoft and Motorola. Currently, he’s is focused on Leading the Growth and Commerce effort for Evernote. Jared has gotten involved in driving diversity efforts for the Evernote engineering department and as a result has helped reshape the company’s interview process. He’s also a husband and father of three, avid church goer, and craft beer connoisseur as well as a member of Dev Color's A* Program where he empowers fellow Black software engineers to help them achieve their career goals.

https://twitter.com/jaredjordan

Calibrate is a conference for new engineering leaders hosted by seasoned engineering leaders. Organized and hosted by Sharethrough, it was conducted on September 30, 2015, September 30, 2016 and September 29, 2017 in San Francisco, California.

Transcript

1. Climbing the Mountain of Leadership Productivity A conversation about transitioning into a 
 leadership position in times of change @JaredJordan Sr Manager Growth Engineering Evernote
3. Surveying the Landscape 1 - 30 Days Priorities • 1:1 • Priority 2 Goals • Gain perspective • Goal 2 Milestones • Checkpoint with your manager • Milestone 2 Outputs • Written Diagnosis of the Situation • Identification of Key Priorities Manager Review • Situation Converstaion with Manager • Expectations Conversations with Manager • Buy-in of Plan for Next 30 Days
5. Priorities
7. Manager Review
8. 30 - 60 Days Priorities • Priority 1 • Priority 2 Goals • Goal 1 • Goal 2 Milestones • Milestone 1 • Milestone 2 Outputs • Identification of Necessary Resources of Key Initiatives • Presentation of Early Assessments • Plan for Next 30 Days Manager Review • Assess Progress for Previous 30 days • Discuss Plan for the Next 30 days Driving Alignment
9. The Final Climb
10. Early Wins
13. 30 Days 60 Days 90 Days Priorities • Priority 1 • Priority 2 Priorities • Priority 1 • Priority 2 Priorities • Priority 1 • Priority 2 Goals • Goal 1 • Goal 2 Goals • Goal 1 • Goal 2 Goals • Goal 1 • Goal 2 Milestones • Milestone 1 • Milestone 2 Milestones • Milestone 1 • Milestone 2 Milestones • Milestone 1 • Milestone 2 Outputs • Diagnosis of the Situation • Identification of Key Priorities Outputs • Identification of Necessary Resources of Key Initiatives • Presentation of Early Assessments • Plan for Next 30 Days Outputs • Early wins Manager Review • Situation Converstaion with Manager • Expectations Conversations with Manager • Buy-in of Plan for Next 30 Days Manager Review • Assess Progress for Previous 30 days • Discuss Plan for the Next 30 days Manager Review • Manager Review Results
14. Bibliography • Hard Things about the Hard things, Ben Horowitz • High output management, Andrew Grove • Bible, The God • Crucial Conversations, Joseph Grenny, Al Switzler, Ron McMillan • The first 90 days, Michael D. Watkins