I'm Lauren Barker, Engineering Manager for Digital Experience. I lead by creating inclusive environments that empower teams to exceed their goals. I do this with strategic collaboration, communication, and a dose of humor. I'm currently working on these projects.
Trusting people and being able to be trusted is crucial to a happy and productive work environment for everyone and it takes continuous work.
1:1s with my team are the most important part of my day.
Team 1:1s are a meeting where I listen to your concerns and ideas, and strive to take immediate follow-up actions. I am happy for you to completely drive this meeting.
To keep notes, we have an ongoing Google document and for topic inspiration, we have an optional template.
🔗“The Protagonist” (ENFJ-A/ENFJ-T)
Individual traits:
Mind: 72% Extraverted
Energy: 53% Intuitive
Nature: 51% Feeling
Tactics: 54% Judging
Identity: 57% Assertive
I'm a huge fan of Coffee Chats, they are an important part of the culture when a company is all remote. I have a personal target of 1 Coffee Chat a week with someone not who is not on my direct team.
Please don't hesitate to schedule one with me!
These are books that have made an impact on me along with a great book on baking bread =)
In order of my own preferences, but please use whatever channel suits you best:
GitLab TODOs @laurenbarker
Slack Lauren Barker
Email lbarker@gitlab.com