{"id":427,"date":"2026-04-20T08:10:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leenewman.us\/library\/?p=427"},"modified":"2026-06-19T04:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:25:33","slug":"welcome-to-lee-newmans-career-playbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leenewman.us\/playbook\/welcome-to-lee-newmans-career-playbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome To My Career Playbook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I retired early after a career leading engineering teams at Google and beyond, I knew I wasn&#8217;t done with the work that had become most rewarding to me: <strong>coaching.<\/strong> While I was still at Google, I started a coaching practice to help engineers and leaders navigate the unique pressures of high-growth tech. I saw firsthand how a single shift in strategy could help an engineer overcome imposter syndrome or turn a new manager into a confident leader. Now, I\u2019ve decided to scale that practice to share those insights with a wider audience.<\/p>\n<p>I created this <strong>Playbook<\/strong> to be a living resource for the tech community. Think of me as an <strong>empathetic partner and guide<\/strong>, leveraging my experience to help you navigate the complexities of a high-growth career.<\/p>\n<h2>The &#8220;Easy Factor&#8221; Philosophy<\/h2>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re writing a resume or leading a team, my guiding principle is simple: <strong>Make it easy for people to see your value.<\/strong> Recruiters and executives are busy; they won&#8217;t dig for your impact. This Playbook is designed to help you hand it to them on a silver platter.<\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s Inside the Playbook?<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019ve organized these resources into curated <strong>Collections<\/strong> so you can find exactly what you need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leenewman.us\/library\/category\/interviewing\/\"><strong>The Interview Collection:<\/strong><\/a> This is your technical and behavioral &#8220;Field Guide.&#8221; It includes my foundational <a href=\"https:\/\/leenewman.us\/library\/tech-behavioral-interview-roadmap\/\"><strong>[9 Step Roadmap Series]<\/strong><\/a> designed to help you master behavioral interviews, the evolved <a href=\"https:\/\/leenewman.us\/library\/starl-story-structure\/\"><strong>[STAR(L) Framework]<\/strong><\/a>, and strategies to optimize your <a href=\"https:\/\/leenewman.us\/library\/category\/resume\/\"><strong>[Resume for Maximum Impact]<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><span data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0,0,0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leenewman.us\/playbook\/mental-health-support-for-engineers\/\"><strong>The Mental Health Collection:<\/strong><\/a> A safe space for discussing the internal hurdles of a tech career. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0,0,2\"><span class=\"citation-23\">I share strategies for navigating <\/span><strong><span class=\"citation-23\">imposter syndrome, anxiety, and stress<\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong>.<\/strong> <span data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0,0,6\"><span class=\"citation-22\">This collection focuses on treating these not as &#8220;bugs&#8221; to be fixed, but as conditions to coexist with while still delivering high-level impact<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0,0,8\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leenewman.us\/library\/category\/communication\/\"><strong>The Communication Collection:<\/strong><\/a> Starting with my <a href=\"https:\/\/leenewman.us\/library\/the-feedback-model-this-ex-google-engineering-manager-used\/\"><strong>[Feedback Model]<\/strong><\/a>, I am building a series of guides on the &#8220;human&#8221; side of tech\u2014because technical skills land the job, but communication skills build the career.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leenewman.us\/library\/category\/resources\/\"><strong>The Resource Collection:<\/strong><\/a> My vetted <a href=\"https:\/\/leenewman.us\/library\/tech-career-resources\/\"><strong>[Tech Career Toolkit]<\/strong><\/a>, featuring the books and tools I recommend to my own coaching clients (and how to use them effectively).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>A Holistic Approach: More Than Just Tactical Guidelines<\/h2>\n<p>I designed this Playbook to be more than just a series of robotic steps to follow. It is a <strong>collaborative space<\/strong> where we work together to build a career that is both high-impact and sustainable. My approach is rooted in &#8220;Google-caliber&#8221; strategic thinking. It is always tempered with the understanding that we are <strong>human beings first<\/strong> and <strong>engineers second.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"paragraph list-item is-rich-chat-ui normal ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"612\"><strong>Sharing My Former Hiring Manager Perspective:<\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"644\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"644\"> To truly stand out in a competitive market, you need to understand the view from the other side of the screen. As a former hiring manager, including at Google, I don\u2019t just coach you on how to answer questions. I help you understand what leadership is actually looking for.<\/span><\/span> Sprinkled throughout this career playbook, you&#8217;ll see hiring manager insights which will give a sense how working with a former hiring manager gives you a leg up.<br \/>\n\t\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#alerts-dlx-840Tl3qUL {\n\t\t\t\t--alerts-dlx-bootstrap-color-primary: #333;\n\t\t\t\t--alerts-dlx-bootstrap-color-border: #FFF;\n\t\t\t\t--alerts-dlx-bootstrap-color-accent: #035e88;\n\t\t\t\t--alerts-dlx-bootstrap-color-alt: #0277bd;\n\t\t\t\t--alerts-dlx-bootstrap-color-alt-hover: ;\n\t\t\t\t--alerts-dlx-bootstrap-color-alt-text: ;\n\t\t\t\t--alerts-dlx-bootstrap-color-alt-text-hover: ;\n\t\t\t\t--alerts-dlx-bootstrap-color-bold: #03a9f4;\n\t\t\t\t--alerts-dlx-bootstrap-color-light: #fbe5fd;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- begin AlertsDLX output -->\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#alerts-dlx-840Tl3qUL {\n\t\t\t\tmax-width: 650px;\n\t\t\t\t--alerts-dlx-base-font-size: 16px;\n\t\t\t\t--alerts-dlx-bootstrap-base-size: 16px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#alerts-dlx-840Tl3qUL .alerts-dlx-icon-preview svg {\n\t\t\t\tmax-width: 1.8em;\n\t\t\t\tmax-height: 1.8em;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"alerts-dlx template-bootstrap is-style-custom is-appearance-default icon-vertical-align-top aligncenter\"\n\t\t\tdata-expiration=\"0\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<figure\n\t\t\t\trole=\"alert\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"alerts-dlx-alert alerts-dlx-bootstrap alerts-dlx-has-icon alerts-dlx-has-description\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"alerts-dlx-840Tl3qUL\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"alerts-dlx-icon alerts-dlx-icon-frontend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leenewman.us\/playbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hiring.png\" alt=\"Alert image\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"alerts-dlx-title\">Hiring Manager Perspective<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"alerts-dlx-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"alerts-dlx-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When we discuss your job search or interview prep, I bring a hiring manager\u2019s perspective to every session.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- end AlertsDLX output -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"paragraph list-item is-rich-chat-ui normal ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"612\"><strong>A Commitment to Your Well-Being:<\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"644\"> Having navigated the intense pressures of high-growth tech myself, I know that things like imposter syndrome, anxiety, and burnout aren&#8217;t &#8220;bugs&#8221; to be fixed, but rather &#8220;features&#8221; we learn to co-exist with compassionately. You will see <\/span><strong>Well-Being Reminders<\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"881\"> throughout the Playbook\u2014these are invitations for us to pause and ensure you are taking care of yourself while you strive for excellence.<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<!-- begin AlertsDLX output -->\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#alerts-dlx-7017YtZUj {\n\t\t\t\tmax-width: 650px;\n\t\t\t\t--alerts-dlx-base-font-size: 16px;\n\t\t\t\t--alerts-dlx-chakra-base-size: 16px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#alerts-dlx-7017YtZUj .alerts-dlx-icon-preview svg {\n\t\t\t\tmax-width: 1.8em;\n\t\t\t\tmax-height: 1.8em;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"alerts-dlx template-chakra is-style-info is-appearance-subtle icon-vertical-align-top aligncenter\"\n\t\t\tdata-expiration=\"0\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<figure\n\t\t\t\trole=\"alert\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"alerts-dlx-alert alerts-dlx-chakra alerts-dlx-has-icon alerts-dlx-has-description\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"alerts-dlx-7017YtZUj\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"alerts-dlx-icon alerts-dlx-icon-frontend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leenewman.us\/playbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/icons8-mental-health-48.png\" alt=\"Alert image\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"alerts-dlx-title\">Well-Being Reminder<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"alerts-dlx-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"alerts-dlx-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\nReminder to take a minute to take care of yourselves.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- end AlertsDLX output -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li><strong><b class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1446\">Leveraging AI Responsibly:<\/b><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1472\"> We are navigating the AI revolution together, and I believe we\u2019d be foolish not to leverage these tools <\/span><strong>appropriately<\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1590\">. With my <\/span>AI Polish<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1607\"> reminders, I\u2019ll show you how to use AI to amplify your own unique thoughts and polish your results<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1705\">. However, we always start with a <\/span>human-in-the-loop<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1754\"> approach\u2014using &#8220;Reality Checks&#8221; to guard against hallucinations and ensure your work remains authentic and accurate.<\/span>\t\t<!-- begin AlertsDLX output -->\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#alerts-dlx-326GeYDCf {\n\t\t\t\tmax-width: 650px;\n\t\t\t\t--alerts-dlx-base-font-size: 16px;\n\t\t\t\t--alerts-dlx-chakra-base-size: 16px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#alerts-dlx-326GeYDCf .alerts-dlx-icon-preview svg {\n\t\t\t\tmax-width: 1.8em;\n\t\t\t\tmax-height: 1.8em;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"alerts-dlx template-chakra is-style-success is-appearance-subtle icon-vertical-align-top aligncenter\"\n\t\t\tdata-expiration=\"0\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<figure\n\t\t\t\trole=\"alert\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"alerts-dlx-alert alerts-dlx-chakra alerts-dlx-has-icon alerts-dlx-has-description\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"alerts-dlx-326GeYDCf\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"alerts-dlx-icon alerts-dlx-icon-frontend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leenewman.us\/playbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/icons8-sparkles-50.png\" alt=\"Alert image\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"alerts-dlx-title\">AI Polish<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"alerts-dlx-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"alerts-dlx-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Remember to always start with your own thoughts. Then use AI to polish the results.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- end AlertsDLX output -->\n\t\t\t\t<!-- begin AlertsDLX output -->\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#alerts-dlx-541WRI3z1 {\n\t\t\t\tmax-width: 650px;\n\t\t\t\t--alerts-dlx-base-font-size: 16px;\n\t\t\t\t--alerts-dlx-chakra-base-size: 16px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#alerts-dlx-541WRI3z1 .alerts-dlx-icon-preview svg {\n\t\t\t\tmax-width: 1.8em;\n\t\t\t\tmax-height: 1.8em;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"alerts-dlx template-chakra is-style-warning is-appearance-subtle icon-vertical-align-top aligncenter\"\n\t\t\tdata-expiration=\"0\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<figure\n\t\t\t\trole=\"alert\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"alerts-dlx-alert alerts-dlx-chakra alerts-dlx-has-icon alerts-dlx-has-description\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"alerts-dlx-541WRI3z1\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"alerts-dlx-icon alerts-dlx-icon-frontend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leenewman.us\/playbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/exclamation-warning-round-icon.png\" alt=\"Alert image\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"alerts-dlx-title\">AI Reality Check<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"alerts-dlx-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"alerts-dlx-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AI hallucinates! Never accept the output with reviewing it first.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- end AlertsDLX output -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Let\u2019s Build Your Path Together<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019ve written these strategies for the ambitious IC aiming for management, the new EM feeling underwater, <span class=\"citation-21\">the job hunter battling a tough market and the <\/span><strong><span class=\"citation-21\">anxiety<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"citation-21\"> that often comes with it<\/span>, and the<span class=\"citation-20\">\u00a0veteran leader who wants to get better at their craft while managing the <\/span><strong><span class=\"citation-20\">stress<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"citation-20\"> of high-stakes environments<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Explore the Playbook, use the frameworks, and when you\u2019re ready for a personalized strategy session\u2014whether for a high-stakes interview or a complex performance cycle\u2014<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/leedurmentor\/30-minute-coaching-intro-calls?utm_source=leenewman.us&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=posts&amp;utm_content=%22Welcome%20To%20My%20Career%20Playbook%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">let&#8217;s chat.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I retired early after a career leading engineering teams at Google and beyond, I knew I wasn&#8217;t done with the work that had become most rewarding to me: coaching. 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