What Employees Want Most in Uncertain Times
Yassine Kachchani
Co-founder & CEO at Gemography | Publisher of Exec Engineering, a weekly digest on Engineering + Talent
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If it’s your first time stopping by — Hi, I’m Yassine. I spend a big chunk of my time digging into Engineering Management and Talent Acquisition, especially where the two overlap. I share the most interesting resources I come across in this newsletter, all curated by hand.
Hope the insights bring value.
Hiring Engineers
?? Great technical leadership requires more than just great coding skills. It requires a variety of other skills that are not well-defined. Hear from experienced technical leaders sharing their journey and philosophy for building great technical teams and achieving technical excellence. (Tech Lead Journal)
??Ever hired an engineer who aced technical assessment but didn't deliver once on the job? Check out this thread: Hired engineers who did so well in LC/whiteboard design, but are showing the contrast while on the job. (r/cscareerquestions)
??Like their global peers, Europeans are thinking more about quitting, exacerbating a high job vacancy rate and a skills gap. Companies should respond with the (new) value system: Emphasize personal development and recognition to reward workers.
?CNBC shared there have been?210k tech workers laid off in 2022 with more to come in 2023. Many may argue the economy is not in a recession, it looks like the tech industry definitely is. (r/cscareerquestions)
Managing?Engineers
??In this wrap episode of Fortune's Leadership Next podcast, Alan Murray and Ellen McGirt reflect on conversations they had with leaders about the challenges of reacting to Russia’s war on Ukraine, the continuing pandemic, and supply chain issues. (Fortune)
??In this session of QCon Plus conference: How Community Engagement Can Boost Your Staff-Plus Career. Eder Ignatowicz discusses becoming a successful Staff-Plus Engineer. (InfoQ)
?When threats loom, managers must go beyond the tried-and-true techniques for supporting employees to address divergent concerns and build trust. Find out what Employees want most in uncertain times. (MIT Sloan)
??A discussion over building community & digital transformation with Yvette Pasqua, CTO @ Exos. Yvette shares how she navigated her Head of Eng search without a recruiter, the importance of asking others for help, and how Exos navigated the opportunities & challenges through their digital transformation. (ELC Podcast)
?A question you've probably asked yourself before: how do I make my dev team produce more without burning them out? An interesting thread. (r/cscareerquestions)
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Remote Trend
??The seismic shift in work has already reshaped many of California’s regions. Remote work allowed some workers to?move away from places with higher costs of living?and, primarily, out of dense urban areas. See how remote work is affecting worker preferences and the economy. (PPIC)
??Much of the buzz around the remote work revolution has been about how it’s empowered workers. But in a time of soaring wages, some employers are flipping the script. They’re willing to take on more WFH staff and are targeting small-town labor markets where wages are lower. (Bloomberg)
??Leaders are meeting employee demands for more flexible work arrangements amid concerns over the impact on organizational culture and innovation capability. How managing the new tensions of hybrid work is going. (MIT Sloan)
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