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Why AI is creating more demand for managers
New research suggests that the adoption of AI is adding layers to organizational hierarchies.
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4 ways to technically upskill engineers
Helping your mid-level reports achieve technical fluency will allow them to thrive.
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Strategies to hone commercial awareness and drive business outcomes
Learn effective strategies for enhancing commercial awareness in tech teams, turning engineering into a business driver through alignment, impactful initiatives, and stakeholder engagement.
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How to find and become a great engineering mentor
Mentoring is a great way to boost your career. Here’s everything you need to know about getting a mentor, and becoming one yourself.
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Essential reading
Learning to enjoy the career progression journey
Reaching a management position in the tech industry is hard work. It’s important to remember to enjoy the journey and celebrate victories big and small along the way.
On our Career development playlist
Career vectors for technical leaders
Mix and match skills to become the best technical leader that you can be.
Their career: sponsored by you!
Strategies to move from an advisor to an investor in your reports’ careers
How to become a staff+ engineer
What do you need to be able to demonstrate to get promoted to a staff engineer?
The path from Director to CTO: How to follow it, or how to mentor it
This talk is aimed at both aspiring Chief Technology Officers and those who are in a position to mentor future CTOs. Explore the journey from a Director of Engineering role to a CTO, focusing on the skills and experiences needed for this transition and how experienced leaders can guide others on this path.
Essential soft skills you need to succeed as an engineer
There is a big focus on technical expertise in software engineering – but soft skills are equally as important. Which ones are crucial to master and how can you do this?
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More about Career development
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To code or not to code: What’s the right balance for Staff+ engineers?
How much should you be coding at the Staff+ level?
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Changing jobs during pregnancy: Secrets to success
Everything you need to know about switching roles when pregnant (number one: it’s possible!)
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Finding the right engineering role for you
Choosing between the individual contributor and management tracks
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Transferring your manager skills when returning to the individual contributor track
How to leverage your managerial skills in your new role
Top Career development videos
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Skills for first-time Lead Developers
The transition from a developer to a Lead Developer can be a rocky one.
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How to affect change without losing your job
Sometimes, we want to make changes to processes and habits our team has, but it’s not around the code itself. How can we do that? How do we make changes to the habits of hundreds? Moreover, how can we do this work as individual contributors?
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Extended leave: how to manage the anxieties of returning to work
As more companies offer longer parental leaves and other leaves of absence, managers and their teams are learning how to handle them successfully.
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Lessons from flying for engineering leadership
In October of 2008, I’d been unemployed for about four months. I was doing some consulting work, but still feeling entirely uncertain about my ability to make a living, so I did the obvious thing: I decided it was a good time to learn how to fly a plane.
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Exploring the different types of technical leadership
Over the many years, Patrick has trained, coached and mentored many engineers into Technical Leadership roles. He is delighted by the way that everyone has their own style and “flavour” of being a Technical Leader.
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How to scale yourself at the speed of Slack
Your organization is going through an unprecedented period of growth. How do you keep up?