Managing Managers13 Apr 2024

Episode 19: Finding a manager of managers role with Dr Claire Knight

I really enjoyed a lot of the insights Claire shared with me in this episode - everything from getting comfortable with how other managers approach problems differently from you, the benefits of an external coach and having a physical outlet to balance out the intellectual stress and finally some insight into some of the ways that Claire runs her organisation.

Guest Biography

Dr Claire Knight is a Senior Director of Engineering; Ecosystem & Emerging Products at Netlify. She served plenty of time in the coal code mine before making the move into wrangling folks rather than just bits. With many years of engineering leadership at companies such as GitHub and Six to Start, Claire now leads many engineering teams at Netlify, defines strategy and expansion, with particular focus on the platform and SDK. Claire lives in Barkshire, UK, with her husband and three cats who from time to time also like to be involved in video calls. When not working, she likes to lift heavy things, only to put them down again and is a 2023 AWPC World Champion Powerlifter.

Social Links:

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ckclaireknight/
Twitter -https://twitter.com/krider2010
Threads - https://www.threads.net/@krider2010
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/krider2010
Mastodon - https://hachyderm.io/@krider2010

Transcript and show notes available here: ⁠https://managingmanagers.tech/episodes/episode-019-claire-knight/

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