Datadog Culture Spotlight: Drew Csillag on influence without authority

Drew Csillag, a Staff Engineer at Datadog, has developed strategies for fostering collaboration and influence without authority to accomplish broad, cross-team projects. His approach involves persuading engineers to help out on projects for the greater good by talking in terms they care about, seeing if they're already inclined to help, finding ways to minimize their effort, offering to do something in return, and giving generous timelines. Drew's philosophy focuses on appealing to colleagues' interests and concerns while investing effort to make the work easier for them. By sharing his ideas and experiences, he helps other managers and personnel at Datadog learn new soft skills, become more effective in their roles, and nurture a positive work culture.