5 lessons I learned from Trillion Dollar Coach
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A software engineering leader shares five lessons drawn from 'Trillion Dollar Coach,' a book about Bill Campbell's coaching philosophy applied to tech executives at Apple and Google. Key takeaways include structuring 1:1s to surface real issues, building trust before tackling tasks, avoiding consensus-driven decisions in favor of open argument, empowering engineers with customer problems rather than feature lists, and recognizing that leadership is earned through people rather than titles. Practical suggestions are offered for engineers and managers to apply these lessons immediately, such as driving 1:1 agendas, asking peer feedback questions, and spending the first minutes of meetings on human connection.
