5 Things World-Class Engineers Do That You Don't
Here is what the truly elite do differently.
One of the best things about doing my podcast is the hours it buys me with engineers at the very top of the field, the principal and distinguished engineers whose careers other people seek to model their own.
After participating in many such conversations, both through my podcast and during my time at Amazon, I have recognized a handful of patterns that have held over the decades and across different companies.
What follows is my running list of those patterns, the ones that keep surfacing whenever I sit down with someone elite. There are five of them, and I explain the gap between what they do and where most other people stop. If you would add another one to the list, drop it in the comments.
1. They measure their growth on a monthly cadence
The best engineers do not wait for a promotion or annual performance revi…
