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In an age where information is all too abundant, newsletters are a nice way to get the right insights for you and your leadership journey.

Conference talks

Level up the whole party, not just the hero

Optimize team dynamics by treating everyone as vital to success – not just the ‘hero.’ Discover how small, intentional choices drive equitable growth and organic leadership.

What we talk about when we talk about leadership

Exploring key leadership themes from years in tech, this talk offers guidance and practical strategies to help engineers become the leaders they want to be.

From engineer to executive: Leading the shift and inspiring business-minded tech teams

Explore the journey from engineering leader to CTO, with insights on bridging technology and business strategy, leading with influence, and fostering business-minded tech teams.

Reports

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Content sponsored by O’Reilly

The Engineering Team Performance Report 2024

How do organizations measure their engineering team performance?

Content sponsored by Harness

The State of Feature Management and Experimentation

How are engineering teams releasing new features safely and successfully?

Upcoming webinars

We don’t have any upcoming events right now, but watch this space, we’ll be adding some soon!

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Must read

Why everyone’s suddenly talking about AI agents

What exactly are AI agents and how are they different from AI assistants?

How to build consensus when dealing with detractors

The art of persuasion.

The unseen costs of burnout in tech leadership 

Burnout isn’t just a buzzword. It has real repercussions on both an individual and the company they work for. How do you manage it?

Productivity isn’t always fast 

It can often feel like we aren’t being productive unless we’re working at max speed. But slow productivity is here to subvert that idea.

On our LeadDev playlist

Effective communication: Mastering growth-oriented feedback

Discover strategies for delivering feedback that builds trust and openness. Learn science-backed techniques to make feedback constructive, approachable, and growth-focused, helping teams unlock their full potential.

Evan

Behind the scenes scaling ChatGPT

Evan Morikawa gives you a behind the scenes look at how we scaled ChatGPT and the OpenAI APIs. A story about staying nimble enough to release new capabilities and to respond quickly to a rapidly changing industry.

James Stanier Berlin 2022

Shopify’s remote working toolbox

This talk presents Shopify’s remote working toolbox, which is a collection of learnings, best practices and ideas for other leaders that are wishing to work and attract talent globally, but must fundamentally shift their culture to do so.

Career vectors for technical leaders

Mix and match skills to become the best technical leader that you can be.

Content sponsored by Split by Harness

Speed vs safety: Should we rethink the way we release software?

In this webinar, we ask if it’s possible for engineering leaders to prioritize speed of delivery and proper safety practices.