4. Jason Poole on product+engineering+design mind-melds, managing vs leading, and fast decision-making

In this episode of Decoding Leadership, Jade sits down with experienced engineering leader Jason Poole to discuss the ins and outs of building strong partnerships between product, engineering, and design. Jason shares his insights on:

• Establishing trust and a unified front in engineering/product relationships
• Integrating design into the triad and its transformative impact
• Communicating effectively within the triad through structured and ad-hoc touchpoints
• Helping local teams develop their own effective triads
• Lessons learned from experimenting with the single threaded owner model vs. triad approach
• The distinction between management and leadership skills
• A powerful framework for efficient, high-quality decision making as a leader