The First 30 Days: A short primer for engineering leaders joining a new org

Over my 2 years as Dictionary.com’s senior-most technologist—having inherited an entirely remote and geographically distributed team for the first time—I was forced to think much more intentionally about my approach to leading a department. Leading a remote team of engineers who have never worked on-site with each other across various time zones introduces unique challenges that demand a structured and intentional approach—one that transcends in-person management strategies to ensure cohesion and productivity from afar.

An incoming leader needs to quickly …

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