Allison Matlack

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Head of Engineering Culture & Programs at Block

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area, United States

Overview

Allison Matlack leads Engineering Culture & Programs at Block, focusing on enhancing organizational health and efficiency for engineering teams. A collaborative leader and Certified Change Management Professional™, she excels at translating technical concepts and fostering inclusive cultures. People who have worked with her describe her as thoughtful, respectful, supportive, and reliable.

Originally a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Allison is a passionate advocate for open communication and transparent decision-making. She is an enthusiastic facilitator, speaker, and author who is committed to helping leaders inspire their teams and unlock their full potential. She is also a lifelong learner.

Unique fact: Allison is the author of "Human at a Distance: An Open Organization Guide to Distributed Teamwork, " drawing on her extensive experience with remote collaboration.

Personality Overview

Informal

Values Relationships

Persuasive

They will bat for you if they come to believe in you.  They are more likely to be open to unproven but exciting technologies. They like to keep things under control.

Topics They Care About

Engineering Culture
As the Head of Engineering Culture & Programs at Block, she is directly responsible for the health, efficiency, and morale of the engineering organization.
Open Organizations
A long-time Open Organization Ambassador since 2016, she frequently writes and speaks about applying open source principles like transparency and collaboration to business.
Distributed Teamwork
Authored the book "Human at a Distance, " which provides a guide for fostering collaboration, trust, and accountability in remote and geographically separated teams.

Media Appearances

Allison has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2024
Head of Engineering Culture & Programs at Block
10-2023 - 5-2024
Staff Technical Business Operations Manager, Communications and Culture at GitHub
12-2022 - 9-2023
Staff Technical Project Manager, Engineering Operations and Culture at GitHub
12-2018 - 11-2022
Senior Manager, Products and Technologies Communications at Red Hat
8-2018 - 12-2018
Principal Product Communications Strategist, Products and Technologies at Red Hat

Education

M.A. from West Virginia University
B.A. from Appalachian State University

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Insights For Selling To Allison

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too
  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t force involvement of other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a friendly approach
  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Allison is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Allison

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Allison move?

  • They can make decisions quickly if they develop trust in you and conviction in the product.
  • Can Allison take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Allison

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