Lovering had never considered being a manager until she was offered the promotion. But in talking to her own manager and the CTO, she realized she was ready. After all, the mapping system she architected was working well and her knowledge of cloud architecture and scaling had been greatly refined since joining Graphika. Now, she's building a team while meeting with leaders for check-ins to ensure she thrives in her new role.

As Graphika scales, it relies on cross-collaboration to solve increasingly complex problems with varying levels of scope and involvement. To keep everyone working in tandem, Davis drafted new OKRs by working with leaders and team members spanning the organization. Now aligned, they're moving fast to hit their new goals. “Companywide, we’re so meaningfully agile. Everyone participates and problems get fixed fast,” Davis said.