Leadership on Greg Herlein

Where I Learned Excellence

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:01 -0800

I’ve been thinking a lot about excellence lately. Not the motivational-poster kind. The real kind – the kind that gets baked into your bones when you’re twenty-two years old and surrounded by people who simply will not accept anything less. For me, that happened on a nuclear submarine.

Foundations of High-Performance Engineering Teams

Sat, 23 Nov 2024 00:00:01 -0800

The US Navy gave me a solid foundation in leadership and operational excellence. But translating that into the business world requires a few more things.

Guest Appearance: Women in STEM Podcast

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:00:01 -0700

I had a lot of fun being interviewed by Aimee Vincent-Bunn who hosts the fabulous Women in STEM podcast.

Developing Leaders in the post-COVID Era

Sun, 19 May 2024 00:00:01 -0800

I’ve been a “leader-of-leaders” for a long time. It’s changed post-covid. But when I talk to some Engineers about the difference between “Leader of Others” and “Leader of Leaders” they don’t know what I’m talking about. So I thought I’d blog about it, and maybe even learn more myself.

Dream Teams

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:01 -0800

A friend was telling me about “Dream Teams” at Netflix and I realized that is exactly what I have been trying to build/encourage around me. That is what I want!

Guest Appearance: Software Synergy Podcast

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:00:01 -0700

I had a lot of fun being interviewed by James Holder for the Software Synergy Podcast. You can listen on Spotify or Apple.

September Update

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 00:00:01 -0700

Three months since I posted, so here’s some random thoughts and updates.

BrightSign!

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:01 -0700

What’s old is new again: I’ve joined BrightSign as their Head of Software Engineering!

Engineering Leadership 321

Mon, 15 Oct 2018 21:30:29 -0700

I’ve come to firmly believe that Engineering Leadership has a 3-2-1 principle to create Engineer happiness, which is a key prerequisite for high performance Engineering teams.