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Today's guest is Lara Hogan, an author, public speaker and coach for managers and leaders across the whole tech industry. And she's had a long career as VP of Engineering at FLY, Kickstarter, Director at Etsy, and more.
With Lara we talked about her journey in tech, which started with a philosophy degree. Then, taking from her work as a coach, we talked more about how successful teams are adopting AI and what you can do to make engineers feel safe about it. And finally, we explored the BICEPS framework and how you can better understand people's needs at work.
🥇 Interview Summary
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It’s the 5-minute takeaways of what we talked about, with timestamps to the relevant video moments, for those who don’t have time to sit through the 1-hour chat.
Here is the agenda for today:
🎓 From philosophy to engineering leadership
🤖 How the best teams are adopting AI
💡 The AHA meetings: learning together
🧠 The BICEPS framework and feeling safe at work
🧱 Practical steps for managers and engineers
⠀Let’s dive in 👇





