Douglas GreshamProcess Has Value; Focus On Process Drives Mediocrity“No plan of operations can with any certainty reach beyond the first encounter with the enemy” — Helmuth von Moltke the Elder8 min read·Feb 17, 2023----
Douglas GreshamThe Problem with Performance RatingsOne of the hallmarks of any performance management system is the performance rating — a single descriptor summing up what the company…7 min read·Sep 1, 2022----
Douglas GreshamHow Staff+ Engineers Frustrate Their ManagersManaging Staff/Principal engineers, or those aspiring to be so, is genuinely a joy. They autonomously solve problems, want to be given…11 min read·Aug 25, 2022----
Douglas GreshamInterviewing for Conflict ResolutionA friend recently asked me how I interview leaders, especially senior+ engineering managers, on conflict resolution and management. I…5 min read·Aug 18, 2022----
Douglas GreshamReward Difficulty, not ComplexityA recurring conversation in performance reviews and calibrations is: “this is good work, but is it <Level> scope?”.5 min read·Aug 11, 2022----
Douglas GreshamMake performance reviews more useful with written evaluationsIf you’re a manager at a company larger than a seed-stage startup, you probably have to deal with a regular performance management cycle…9 min read·Aug 5, 2022--3--3
Douglas GreshamMessage Crafting for software engineersOne of the key insights for staff/principal engineers is that the job is at least as much about people as it is about tech, increasingly so…19 min read·Nov 16, 2021----