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- Author: seangoedecke.com
- Full Title: Playing Politics Is How Senior Engineers Protect Their Team
- Category:#articles
- Document Tags: Development LeadDev Management
- Summary: Senior engineers have a responsibility to engage in company politics to support their junior colleagues. By navigating these dynamics, they help junior engineers gain visibility and opportunities for promotion. Ignoring this aspect of the job can harm both the team’s success and the career growth of less experienced members.
- URL: https://seangoedecke.com/politics-is-your-responsibility/
Highlights
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If you’re a senior engineer or above, it is your responsibility to effectively navigate tech company politics. You owe it to the more junior members of your team. (View Highlight)
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There are no losers on a winning team, and no winners on a losing team. (View Highlight)
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A big part of your responsibility as a senior+ engineer in a large tech company is lifting up your junior colleagues: helping them grow1, and more importantly making their work visible to the organization so they can be rewarded for it. You cannot effectively make their work visible if you are not respected by your management chain. When you tell managers that a particular piece of work was difficult or impressive, they will believe you in proportion to your own credibility. (View Highlight)
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