| Metric | Linda | Joel | Gila |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total events | 842 | 761 | 710 |
| Accepted | 445 (53%) | 506 (66%) | 395 (56%) |
| Declined | 99 (12%) | 79 (10%) | 94 (13%) |
| Tentative | 53 (6%) | 26 (3%) | 0 (0%) |
| 1:1s | 176 | 100 | 119 |
| One-off meetings | 218 | 221 | 118 |
| Month | Linda | Joel | Gila |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 229 | 213 | 196 |
| Feb | 227 | 214 | 189 |
| Mar | 232 | 228 | 222 |
| Apr (half) | 154 | 106 | 103 |
| Linda | Joel | Gila | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total 1:1s | 176 | 100 | 119 |
| Avg/week | ~12 | ~7 | ~8 |
| Direct reports | ~10 (6 CI + 4 CC) | ~7 | ~11 |
| Peer/skip 1:1s | ~5/week | ~3/week | ~2/week |
Linda's 1:1 roster: Noah, Anhnhi, Ben, Emily, Ian, Alec (CI); Michaela, Micah, Walker, Katie (CC); plus Gila, Joel, Eddie, Krebs, Sarah, Victoria, Brett, Morgan
Joel's 1:1 roster: Kevin, Victoria, Connor H, Khanhnhat, Chad, Angelita, Adam; plus Linda, Gila, Walker, Mike, Noah, Jon, Katie
Gila's 1:1 roster: Brian, Ethan, Morgan, Ian, Leah, Sam D, Corey, Ciacci, Ben G, Joel, Thomas, Sergio (new Mar), Katie (new Apr); plus Linda, Walker, Matt, Sam
| Category | Linda | Joel | Gila |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:1s | 21% | 13% | 17% |
| Recurring team syncs | ~35% | ~40% | ~40% |
| One-off / ad hoc | 26% | 29% | 17% |
| OOO / personal blocks | ~5% | ~2% | ~8% |
| Focus time (Clockwise) | 0 | ~50/yr | 0 |
| Declined | 12% | 10% | 13% |
| Linda | Joel | Gila | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 (17%) | 24 (11%) | 28 (14%) |
| Feb | 22 (10%) | 27 (13%) | 24 (13%) |
| Mar | 32 (14%) | 17 (7%) | 23 (10%) |
| Apr | 6 (4%) | 11 (10%) | 19 (18%) |
Linda — the connector
- Highest total events (842) and most 1:1s (176) by a wide margin
- Manages two teams simultaneously — the only one with this structure
- Heavy cross-team 1:1 load (Gila, Joel, Eddie, Krebs, Sarah, Victoria, Brett)
- Most one-off meetings that are internal process (capacity planning, calibrations, post-mortems, working agreements)
- Zero Clockwise blocks — no automated focus time protection
Joel — the external operator
- Highest acceptance rate (66%) — says yes to the most
- Calendar dominated by external partner meetings (BCBST, Optum, CCX, Molina, CareOregon)
- Most one-off meetings overall (221), driven by go-live activities and payor expansion
- Only one who uses Clockwise for focus time (~50 blocks across the year)
- March spike (228 events, 76 one-offs) aligns with BCBS TN go-live
- Fewest 1:1s of the three — less people management, more delivery management
Gila — the people manager
- Lowest total event count (710) but highest direct report count (~11)
- Fewest one-off meetings (118) — more structured/recurring calendar
- Never uses "tentative" — binary accept/decline decision-maker
- Consistently declines the daily Expanse Team Sync all year
- March spike driven by calibrations, not external work
- Most personal blocks on calendar (bus/preschool pickup daily)
All three attend:
- R&D Weekly
- Engineering Managers Weekly (biweekly)
- Oncall Improvements Guild
- Eng All-hands
- AI Friday / Cursor / Notion AI sessions (Mar–Apr)
Linda and Gila share: capacity planning readouts, calibration sessions Linda and Joel share: CI leads sync, capacity planning, Team Lead Sync Joel and Gila share: Engineering <> People + Culture biweekly
| Linda | Joel | Gila | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary mode | People + process | Delivery + partners | People + team |
| External meetings | Low | Very high | Low |
| Calendar protection | None | Clockwise | Personal blocks |
| Biggest month | Mar (calibrations) | Mar (BCBST go-live) | Mar (calibrations) |
| Unique signal | 2-team span | Payor expansion | Zero tentative |