Som senior engineer kommer meget af din impact gennem at påvirke beslutninger og drive forandring — at bygge konsensus, gøre sag for idéer, og få folk med. Dette kræver mere end at have teknisk ret; det kræver overbevisning, kommunikation og at forstå mennesker.
Påvirkning uden autoritet
Senior engineers often lack formal authority but need to drive technical decisions:
→ INFLUENCE through expertise, trust, reasoning, and relationships (not commands)
→ being RIGHT isn't enough → you must PERSUADE and bring people along
→ "How do I get the team/org to adopt this / make this decision?"
→ influence is a key senior skill (impact through others, not just your own work).
