How can managers navigate the changes in our industry and make sure their teams stay efficient?
After years of growth in the industry, we are seeing retraction and layoffs in most technology companies, rapidly shifting the landscape for engineering managers (EMs). Without the capacity to add more people, companies have been focusing on their engineering departments’ efficiency and performance.
Even if forced by unfavorable circumstances, changes enacted as a reaction to the current landscape could lead to improved work environments, but only if approached strategically. Often companies lean on outdated concepts to achieve this: more initiative, motivation, energy, and hours.