
About this episode
In this episode, Kevin Dotzenrod, VP of Engineering at Total Expert, talks about the mental health of your team’s individual contributors.
- Dealing with Impostor syndrome.
- Being as fearless as possible when you are starting off
- How do you manage your first-time manager
- Balancing of Empathy and Accountability
- Managing managers on their responsibilities
- Helping people flourish in a new environment
- What triggers imposter syndrome?
- Adjusting different learning styles
- How to develop a culture of meritocracy
About today’s guest: Kevin brings over 20 years of software development, technical architecture, and engineering expertise to Total Expert. He has led engineering and technology teams at some of the most recognized companies in finance and retail, including Target, Amazon, and Dow Jones, most recently serving as Director of Engineering at Target. There, he led a series of strategic initiatives in supply chain and store technology.
In his new role as VP of Engineering, Kevin will lead the Total Expert engineering team as it scales product architecture to a high-throughput enterprise system. By focusing on process development and long-term architecture management, Kevin will support the rapid growth of the Total Expert platform and the team surrounding it.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-dotzenrod-7931a41/
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