ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Vinay Perneti, VP of Engineering at Augment, learned the hard way that being the go-to problem solver was actually "diminishing the intelligence" of his team.
Years ago at Pure Storage, his manager's brutal feedback forced him to develop the "Bottleneck Test": a framework he uses to scale teams at Augment in the fast-moving AI space.
For his one idea, he shares how to diagnose if you're accidentally blocking your team and the specific questions that transform dependence into ownership.
We cover:
- The Bottleneck Test: three diagnostic questions to know if you're accidentally blocking your team
- Why being off the critical path isn't passive and how to coach without giving answers
- The one-week experiment where you only ask questions and give zero answers
- When to jump in and solve a problem yourself and how to do it without undermining your team
- Using LLMs as thought partners to reflect on your leadership
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