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Why on-call pain is a sociotechnical problem
15 mins
30 Jun 2022
Article
Why on-call pain is a sociotechnical problem

Charity
Majors
Taking over an existing engineering team? Follow these three tips.
11 mins
21 Jun 2022
Article
Taking over an existing engineering team? Follow these three tips.

Vaidehi
Joshi
How to estimate and communicate timelines when building software
14 mins
14 Jun 2022
Article
How to estimate and communicate timelines when building software

Gina
Trapani
How to break the cycle of tech debt
6 mins
14 Jun 2022
Article
How to break the cycle of tech debt

Cassidy
Williams
Five engineering KPIs to consider for your next board meeting
5 mins
08 Jun 2022
Article
Five engineering KPIs to consider for your next board meeting

Bryan
Helmkamp

Hillary
Nussbaum
Five ways to care for your open source contributors
10 mins
06 Jun 2022
Article
Five ways to care for your open source contributors

Julia
Ferraioli
Reporting to the board as an engineering leader: Secrets to success
11 mins
01 Jun 2022
Article
Reporting to the board as an engineering leader: Secrets to success

Dalia
Havens
Making goals a habit: A guide to reaching engineering goals
11 mins
31 May 2022
Article
Making goals a habit: A guide to reaching engineering goals

Eric
Rabinovich
Six ways to become a better manager
12 mins
30 May 2022
Article
Six ways to become a better manager

Addy
Osmani
How to drive a customer-focused engineering team
8 mins
25 May 2022
Article
How to drive a customer-focused engineering team

Tony
Graham
How do Netflix, Nubank, and Airbrake achieve engineering success?
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13 mins
18 May 2022
Article
How do Netflix, Nubank, and Airbrake achieve engineering success?

Lindsey
Bleimes
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Sangeeta
Narayanan
A manager’s guide to performance calibration
12 mins
17 May 2022
Article
A manager’s guide to performance calibration

Alex
Karp
The dangers of pulling rank as a Staff+ engineer
11 mins
04 May 2022
Article
The dangers of pulling rank as a Staff+ engineer

Jeffrey
Sherman
Taking out the guesswork: How to set clear expectations as a manager
13 mins
26 Apr 2022
Article
Taking out the guesswork: How to set clear expectations as a manager

Kat
Kuhl
The key to managing a global remote team
11 mins
19 Apr 2022
Article
The key to managing a global remote team

Kainar
Kamalov
Why engineering teams should stop counting Agile story points
6 mins
19 Apr 2022
Article
Why engineering teams should stop counting Agile story points

Kevin
Dallaire
The four habits of highly effective teams
7 mins
13 Apr 2022
Article
The four habits of highly effective teams
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Curtis
Allen
To code or not to code: What's the right balance for Staff+ engineers?
10 mins
11 Apr 2022
Article
To code or not to code: What's the right balance for Staff+ engineers?

Joy
Ebertz
How to build trust when building software
11 mins
30 Mar 2022
Article
How to build trust when building software

Gina
Trapani
The three things leaders owe their teams
10 mins
22 Mar 2022
Article
The three things leaders owe their teams

Jason
Lengstorf
How to lead your junior engineers to success
6 mins
09 Mar 2022
Article
How to lead your junior engineers to success

Ceora
Ford
Advice for the reluctant new manager
9 mins
08 Mar 2022
Article
Advice for the reluctant new manager

Camille
Fournier
Promoted someone on your team? Here’s how to announce it fairly.
10 mins
28 Feb 2022
Article
Promoted someone on your team? Here’s how to announce it fairly.

Lara
Hogan
Four mistakes I made as a new manager
12 mins
24 Feb 2022
Article
Four mistakes I made as a new manager

AbdulFattah
Popoola
Fighting the mirrortocracy with inclusive hiring
8 mins
15 Feb 2022
Article
Fighting the mirrortocracy with inclusive hiring
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Kevin
Stewart
How to build software that’s ready for the handoff
7 mins
08 Feb 2022
Article
How to build software that’s ready for the handoff

Gina
Trapani
Five valuable lessons for a new tech lead
12mins
01 Feb 2022
Article
Five valuable lessons for a new tech lead

James
Samuel
Top 10 ideas to take into 2022
8 mins
13 Jan 2022
Article
Top 10 ideas to take into 2022
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Ishaan
Singh
Don’t cross the Rubicon: engineering practices you don’t want to delay
11 mins
15 Apr 2021
Article
Don’t cross the Rubicon: engineering practices you don’t want to delay
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Manasi
Kulkarni
Everything you need to know when transitioning from IC to manager
7 mins
14 Jun 2022
Article
Everything you need to know when transitioning from IC to manager

Robin
Gupta
Five things you need to know about setting the right goals for engineering teams
5 mins
07 Jun 2022
Article
Five things you need to know about setting the right goals for engineering teams
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Ella
Morrish
Want to deliver more value to users? Bring engineers and customers together
7 mins
06 Jun 2022
Article
Want to deliver more value to users? Bring engineers and customers together

Shikhar
Bajaj
Five must-reads for Staff+ engineers
5 mins
30 May 2022
Article
Five must-reads for Staff+ engineers
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Ella
Morrish
Five essential tips for great internal communication
7 mins
23 May 2022
Article
Five essential tips for great internal communication

Jason
Lengstorf
Four best practices for leveraging data responsibly
6 mins
11 May 2022
Article
Four best practices for leveraging data responsibly

Hillary
Nussbaum
How to spot high-potential junior talent during interviews
10 mins
25 Apr 2022
Article
How to spot high-potential junior talent during interviews

Jonathan
Geggatt
Should engineering managers write code?
7 mins
19 Apr 2022
Article
Should engineering managers write code?
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Kevin
Stewart
Fixing and preventing high-toil environments
8 mins
21 Apr 2022
Article
Fixing and preventing high-toil environments

Lesley
Cordero
Six ways security teams can build better relationships with engineering
6 mins
16 Mar 2022
Article
Six ways security teams can build better relationships with engineering

Shirish
Padalkar
Who is responsible for open source security?
9 mins
02 Mar 2022
Article
Who is responsible for open source security?

Chetan
Conikee
How open source maintainers ensure projects are safe, friendly, and thriving
12 mins
23 Feb 2022
Article
How open source maintainers ensure projects are safe, friendly, and thriving
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Emma
Burstow
Why open source projects should embrace operational transparency
8 mins
02 Feb 2022
Article
Why open source projects should embrace operational transparency

Julia
Ferraioli
Are daily standups still adding value?
11 mins
16 Sep 2021
Article
Are daily standups still adding value?

Dan
Lines
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