Ask vs. Guess Culture: Encouraging Disagreement and Praising Courage with Danielle Leong, Director of Engineering at GitHub

In episode 55, Danielle shares how we can improve our emotional intelligence through cross-pollinating our teams. Danielle has had an impressive leadership career at GitHub, where she’s now the Director of Engineering. Before joining GitHub, she had previously worked at Twilio as a Front End Web Developer and Diversity Co-Chair. We talk about the differences between ask versus guess culture and how managers can make it as easy as possible for their teams to express their opinions. Tune in to hear how Danielle explains how she runs skip-level meetings and goal-setting processes with her team.