Mastering Goal Setting as an Engineering Leader: Charting Progress

Engineering managers and leaders often face the challenge of setting goals that strike the right balance between inspiring ambition and ensuring practical achievability. Misaligned or vague objectives can lead to demotivation, misdirected efforts, and a lack of measurable progress.

Key Takeaways:
- Learn strategies to align team goals with organizational vision.
- Discover practical methods for creating goals that are both challenging and attainable.
- Gain tools to motivate teams, foster accountability, and drive meaningful outcomes.
- Build a roadmap for sustainable success in engineering leadership.

Transcript

1. Thessaloniki 2025 Hannah Olukoye Engineering Manager, mobile.de Google Developer Expert - Android Mastering Goal Setting as an Engineering Leader: Charting Progress
2. “The best goals are the ones that give you clarity, not just ambition.”
3. 01 Why Goals Matter? • Create clarity • Define autonomy • Balance ambition with practicality
4. Example of Goals Growth Goal Explore opportunities to engage with open-source communities Impact Goal Gradually work toward contributing to open-source Role Specific Goal Expand technical experience and visibility through open-source
5. 02 Brainstorm + Draft • Focus on 3 areas: 1. Strengths 2. Energizers 3. Areas of improvement
7. ◦ Be Clear and Specific ◦ Provide Context ◦ Define the Format ◦ Use Keywords and Examples (optional) Use AI - Gemini
8. 03 Keep Goals Alive • Track the milestones • Adjust during check-ins • Collect Feedback
9. Don’t be afraid to iterate…
10. 04 Recap • Growth goals • Role specific goals • Impact goals
11. “Not every career goal is about finding new work.”
12. 05 QnA LinkedIn - Hannah Olukoye hello@hannaholukoye.me Blog post