"If you would not have told me about it in the first place, I would not have known that this was something I should work on and I am so happy that I now am improving this behavior" Feedback from an employee that had gotten valuable feedback We have all heard that feedback should be …
How to do the one on one conversations
I have been a manager in engineering for quite some time and I feel comfortable about having conversations with people in general but when I started doing frequent 1:1s I still felt it was quite a challenge. How could I create enough value from these conversations? Spending time with me had to be at least …
How to drive motivation
From time to time I end up having broader discussions with people about motivation. It could be when someone is thinking of a new challenge, feels unmotivated or frustrated or wants to create a long term plan for their career but don't know where they want to go. I have done a few different sessions …
A Powerful question to drive improvements
A small step forward in the right direction will take us closer to the target no matter where we start or where are heading. I have a question that I use frequently in coaching conversations to understand the current state of things and even more importantly to understand what the person can do to make …
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How to drive tech improvements
The other day I was talking to a colleague who was frustrated about the difficulties of driving change. He has a good eye for improvement needs but experience that it is challenging to move from the idea to actually getting things fixed. The problem is either about getting people excited enough to drive the change …
Engineering Leadership in Practice by Åsa Ranneby 