Katie Wilde is the VP of Engineering at Ambassador Labs, a regular speaker, and ongoing The Lead Developer contributor. She’s co-authored “97 Things Every Engineering Manager Should Know” and “Atomic Migration Strategy for Web Teams”, both published with O’Reilly. Katie is lead author on the definitive guide to remote work at holloway.com. Her writing has appeared in Increment Magazine, Inc Magazine, The Next Web and Fast Company.
Elevating your leadership skills during tough times
What skills do you need to be a great leader during economic uncertainty?
Manager’s remorse: when retention isn’t worth the price
A good manager knows how to retain talented team members. A great manager knows when not to.
Mentoring your junior engineers
Train your engineers to be the next leaders in your organization.
How to manage your report’s unrealistic expectations
What happens when there's trouble in paradise?
Shaping culture in distributed engineering teams
Establishing inclusive practices for remote teams
Strategies for Rapidly Pivoting to Remote Work
Over 74% of engineering teams now have team members who work remotely. And while remote work has the potential to bring many benefits, it also has unique points of tension that, if handled incorrectly, can damage the health of your team.
Building and scaling distributed teams
Remote work is the number one desired workplace setup for developers. As a lead dev, you’re able to hire from a global talent pool, and your team’s productivity, engagement and retention can soar as everyone works in the way that’s best for them.
How to make reorgs less terrible
Thoughtful leadership to improve communication and avoid disruption with your team
Effective remote communication in complex organisations
What are your challenges when communicating with your distributed teams and collaborating asynchronously? Tech leaders Katie Wilde, Dana Lawson, Asanka Jayasuriya, Farhan Thawar & Wambui Kinyashare share their communication strategies for remote orgs.
Radical candor for distributed engineering teams
Giving feedback in times of global turbulence
The myths and traps of "managing up"
Highlighting the necessity of managing up in your org
