32 min

#EP 34 - The Power of Insourcing & Self-Determination | Sebastian Heide-Meyer zu Erpen groCTO Originals

    • Technology

In this episode, join Sebastian Heide-Meyer zu Erpen, VP of Technology at Tonies, and a professional mentor at the Mentoring Club.

Sebastian delves into the transition from an IC to a managerial role at Tonies, elucidating his day-to-day responsibilities and the challenges he faces. He emphasizes the strategic move towards insourcing development, illustrating the process of building and scaling a robust tech team through meticulous hiring practices and adept incident management.

Additionally, Sebastian elaborates on the four crucial dimensions for defining and measuring engineering success: outcome, output, tech health, and team health. He passionately advocates for the self-determination theory, an outcome-oriented approach, and the value-driven delivery model as essential frameworks within Tonies.

Finally, Sebastian underscores the significance of involving developers in the customer discovery phase, highlighting the pivotal role it plays in shaping product development and enhancing customer satisfaction.

Sebastian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-heide-meyer-zu-erpen/

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In this episode, join Sebastian Heide-Meyer zu Erpen, VP of Technology at Tonies, and a professional mentor at the Mentoring Club.

Sebastian delves into the transition from an IC to a managerial role at Tonies, elucidating his day-to-day responsibilities and the challenges he faces. He emphasizes the strategic move towards insourcing development, illustrating the process of building and scaling a robust tech team through meticulous hiring practices and adept incident management.

Additionally, Sebastian elaborates on the four crucial dimensions for defining and measuring engineering success: outcome, output, tech health, and team health. He passionately advocates for the self-determination theory, an outcome-oriented approach, and the value-driven delivery model as essential frameworks within Tonies.

Finally, Sebastian underscores the significance of involving developers in the customer discovery phase, highlighting the pivotal role it plays in shaping product development and enhancing customer satisfaction.

Sebastian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-heide-meyer-zu-erpen/

Beyond the Code is an exclusive series of podcasts with tech leaders across the globe, sharing learnings about dev processes, growth, culture, and well-being.

Connect with us!
LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/typoapp/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Try typo for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://typoapp.io/⁠⁠


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32 min

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