Articles by Sherry Umlah
Sherry is an Engineering Manager at Harvest with more than 20 years of experience in web development, product engineering, and leadership. Originally from Ontario, Canada, Sherry now resides in Illinois and is an engineering leadership coach with BestPracticer. Sherry has previously worked at Abstract, Treehouse, and Articulate and has a strong passion for education technology. Before moving into product engineering, Sherry served as a consultant to help Fortune 500 companies produce and implement e-learning software and entered the industry as a Frontend Software Engineer. She's most passionate about helping others build engaged, productive, and inclusive engineering teams.
Supporting engineers' daily work and career developmentSherry covers multiple ways to foster career development, including: • Surveying Engineers About Tooling • Striving for Being in the ‘Flow Zone’ • Cultivating Collaboration • Holding Retrospectives for Your 1:1s • Regularly Reviewing Career Ladders with Engineers She also covers a few things to avoid: • Conducting surveys then ignoring the feedback you receive • Treating career ladders as checklists for promotion