1 IDEA

The Bottleneck Test

Listen Later

Vinay Perneti, VP of Engineering at Augment, learned the hard way that being the go-to problem solver was actually "diminishing the intelligence" of his team. 

Years ago at Pure Storage, his manager's brutal feedback forced him to develop the "Bottleneck Test": a framework he uses to scale teams at Augment in the fast-moving AI space. 

For his one idea, he shares how to diagnose if you're accidentally blocking your team and the specific questions that transform dependence into ownership.

We cover:

  • The Bottleneck Test: three diagnostic questions to know if you're accidentally blocking your team
  • Why being off the critical path isn't passive and how to coach without giving answers
  • The one-week experiment where you only ask questions and give zero answers
  • When to jump in and solve a problem yourself and how to do it without undermining your team
  • Using LLMs as thought partners to reflect on your leadership

    •  

    Check out Suresh's idea: The Self-Driving Cloud™

    Learn how Sedai can make your cloud autonomous → https://www.sedai.io/

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store
    1 IDEABy Sedai