March 26, 2025

Leading leaders who lead engineers (remastered) (Interview)

1 hour 14 minutes

This week we’re bringing you a remaster of our epic 2021interview with Lara Hogan – author of Resilient Management and management coach / trainer for the tech industry.

The majority of our conversation focuses on the four primary hats leaders and managers end up wearing; mentoring, coaching, sponsoring, and delivering feedback. We also talk about knowing when you’re ready to lead, empathy and compassion, and learning to lead.

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Featuring:

Lara Hogan – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X
Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

An excerpt from Resilient Management on A List Apart

Paloma Medina

Core Needs: BICEPS

Lara’s book

The Manager’s Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change

Your brain on progress – Increment

Voltron!

I’m a cog

The Changelog #342: From zero to thought leader in 6 months with Emma Bostian

Lara Hogan on mentorship and sponsorship

What does sponsorship look like?

Linchpin from Seth Godin

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

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