How Buffer.com Develops Engineering Leadership Skills From Day 1 With Katie Womersley Programming Leadership

There is an inherent difference between leaders and managers that is often overlooked. While most think that leaders are “born,” Katie Womersley, VP of Engineering at Buffer, disagrees. Leaders and managers both require skills that can be taught, and developing those employees from within the company can be the most timely and economically efficient way to do so. We also discuss the perception of status, authority, and vulnerability with the workplace.
Show Notes
What is Buffer?
Leaders vs. Managers
Setting expectations for leadership growth
Questions that threaten authority status
Perception management and vulnerability
Levels of career framework
Katie’s journey into management
Transitioning others into management and bumps along the way
The “dark side” of management...is it real?
Developing leaders from within the organization
Katie’s favorite resources on leadership & management
Links:
https://marcusblankenship.com/ 
Sponsor: www.GitPrime.com 
https://buffer.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleenwomersley/