When you love the right thing you know what to do and how to move forward. When you focus on the wrong thing then the path forward isn’t nearly as clear.
What if we were to think of the role of engineering manager as equivalent to a dungeon master? How does that lens change how we see things?
Don’t just tell people what to do. Help them understand why they want to do it and how it’s good for them (and everyone).
What are these forces, and how do they interact?