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Communication & relationships

Building essential communication skills and improving workplace relationships

Managing distributed teams

Running remote teams

How can you maintain a high-performing team with a great culture when you're not in the same room? ...

3 Episodes Running remote teams
Running remote teams
Four ways great leaders can build strong teams
14 Mar 2023 Article

Four ways great leaders can build strong teams

Jason Lengstorf
Jason Lengstorf
7 mins
Navigating power dynamics as a manager
19 Oct 2022 Article

Navigating power dynamics as a manager

Pat Kua
Pat Kua
5 mins
A CTO’s guide to code-switching: How to tailor your messages to your audience
09 Aug 2022 Article

A CTO’s guide to code-switching: How to tailor your messages to your audience

Armon Dadgar
Armon Dadgar
10 mins
Three proven strategies for presenting to busy people (like your boss!)
08 Aug 2022 Article

Three proven strategies for presenting to busy people (like your boss!)

Gina Trapani
Gina Trapani
10 mins
Three strategies for building trust with your engineering teams
25 Jul 2022 Article

Three strategies for building trust with your engineering teams

Vaidehi Joshi
Vaidehi Joshi
6 mins
Five management anti-patterns and why they happen
18 Jul 2022 Article

Five management anti-patterns and why they happen

Mugdha Myers
Mugdha Myers
11 mins
Five essential tips for great internal communication
23 May 2022 Article

Five essential tips for great internal communication

Jason Lengstorf
Jason Lengstorf
7 mins
How to run a great retrospective
17 May 2022 Article

How to run a great retrospective

Nickolas Means
Nickolas Means
10 mins
Building bridges with difficult co-workers
12 Apr 2022 Article

Building bridges with difficult co-workers

Sally Lait
Sally Lait
13 mins
It’s not a people problem. So what is it?
30 Mar 2022 Article

It’s not a people problem. So what is it?

Edi Bouazza
Edi Bouazza
12 mins
Using coaching skills to grow compassion, empathy, and kindness
16 Feb 2022 Article

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Using coaching skills to grow compassion, empathy, and kindness

Nik Knight
Nik Knight
12 mins
Grow your influence with the art of diplomacy
09 Feb 2022 Article

Grow your influence with the art of diplomacy

Pat Kua
Pat Kua
7 mins
Three things that are limiting your impact as an engineer
08 Dec 2021 Article

Three things that are limiting your impact as an engineer

Pat Kua
Pat Kua
10 mins
Writing matters: How to improve your written communication skills
07 Dec 2021 Article

Writing matters: How to improve your written communication skills

Sarah Drasner
Sarah Drasner
7 mins
How to have difficult conversations
26 Aug 2021 Article

How to have difficult conversations

Angela Riggs
Angela Riggs
9 mins
Don't bring a knife to a gun fight: selling the value of investment
04 Aug 2021 Video

Don't bring a knife to a gun fight: selling the value of investment

Lisa
Lisa Karlin Curtis
15 mins
Live long and prosper as a senior IC
26 Jul 2021 Video

Live long and prosper as a senior IC

Alice Li
Alice Li
15 mins
Cultivating effective cross-functional relationships
26 Jul 2021 Video

Cultivating effective cross-functional relationships

Anjuan Simmons
Anjuan Simmons
Charles Garrett
Charles Garrett
+3 more
45 mins
Holding effective coaching conversations
26 Jul 2021 Video

Holding effective coaching conversations

Nik Knight
Nik Knight
phillipa-rodney
Phillipa Rodney
+1 more
45 mins
A leader's guide to fostering effective cross-team collaboration
29 Jun 2021 Article

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A leader's guide to fostering effective cross-team collaboration

Lena Reinhard
Lena Reinhard
8 mins
Filtering your language as an engineering leader
21 Jun 2021 Article

Filtering your language as an engineering leader

Rod Begbie
Rod Begbie
7 mins
Write things down: transparent culture in minutes
18 Jun 2021 Article

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Write things down: transparent culture in minutes

jon finerty
Jon Finerty
6 mins
Fundamentals of leadership development for high-performers
02 Jun 2021 Article

Fundamentals of leadership development for high-performers

Seung Chan Lim photo
Seung Chan Lim
11 mins
Leading through writing in software engineering
13 May 2021 Article

Leading through writing in software engineering

Amy Nguyen
Amy Nguyen
7 mins
Learnings from 'Communicating effectively within engineering orgs'
13 Jul 2021 Article

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Learnings from 'Communicating effectively within engineering orgs'

Ellie Spencer-Failes
Ellie Spencer-Failes
5 mins
Building the tools for cross-team communication
24 May 2021 Video

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Building the tools for cross-team communication

Bruce Wang
Bruce Wang
Michael Winslow
Michael Winslow
+1 more
The night the lights went out in Texas
17 Mar 2021 Article

The night the lights went out in Texas

Nickolas Means
Nickolas Means
10 mins
Empathy: the key to effective verbal communication
04 Mar 2021 Article

Empathy: the key to effective verbal communication

Pietra Freitas
Pietra Freitas
7 mins
What blocks you from listening?
01 Mar 2021 Article

What blocks you from listening?

Pat Kua
Pat Kua
6 mins
Don't let miscommunications derail your projects
16 Feb 2021 Article

Don't let miscommunications derail your projects

Yaphi Berhanu
Yaphi Berhanu
5 mins
How to become involved in your technical community
04 Feb 2021 Article

How to become involved in your technical community

Shodipo Ayomide
Shodipo Ayomide
4 mins
How to write communication guidelines – and live by them
02 Feb 2021 Article

How to write communication guidelines – and live by them

Antonia Landi
Antonia Landi
8 mins
Empathetic communication as an engineering leader
11 Sep 2015 Video

Empathetic communication as an engineering leader

Sam Barnes
Sam Barnes
30 mins
Hacking verbal communication systems
23 Jun 2016 Video

Hacking verbal communication systems

Ryan Alexander
Ryan Alexander
15 mins
Navigating different communication styles as engineers
08 Jun 2017 Video

Navigating different communication styles as engineers

Katherine Wu
Katherine Wu
31 mins
Navigating engineering team friction
21 Mar 2018 Video

Navigating engineering team friction

Lara Hogan
Lara Hogan
30 mins
Mentor, coach, sponsor: a guide to developing engineers
30 Nov 2020 Article

Mentor, coach, sponsor: a guide to developing engineers

Neha Batra
Neha Batra
10 mins
Navigating conflict between management styles
06 Nov 2020 Article

Navigating conflict between management styles

Kevin Stewart
Kevin Stewart
6 mins
'It’s been a tough week': managing mental health in the workplace
02 Oct 2020 Article

'It’s been a tough week': managing mental health in the workplace

Leena Mansour
Leena Mansour
7 mins
1:1 Foundations: best practices for conversations that count
21 Aug 2020 Article

1:1 Foundations: best practices for conversations that count

Adrienne Lowe
Adrienne Lowe
5 mins
The myths and traps of "managing up"
19 Aug 2020 Article

The myths and traps of "managing up"

Katie Wilde
Katie Wilde
9 mins
Followership: a mechanism for distributing leadership
12 Aug 2020 Article

Followership: a mechanism for distributing leadership

Crystal Hirschorn
Crystal Hirschorn
11 mins
Navigating friction in your engineering team
11 Jun 2019 Video

Navigating friction in your engineering team

Lara Hogan
Lara Hogan
29 mins
Creating positive cultures distributed engineering teams through communication
12 Jun 2019 Video

Creating positive cultures distributed engineering teams through communication

Paula Kennedy
Paula Kennedy
24 mins
Want to promote knowledge-sharing in your teams? Standardize the way you take notes.
15 Aug 2022 Article

Want to promote knowledge-sharing in your teams? Standardize the way you take notes.

Cassidy Williams
Cassidy Williams
7 mins
A tech lead’s guide to effective communication
08 Aug 2022 Article

A tech lead’s guide to effective communication

Addy Osmani
Addy Osmani
11 mins
How to estimate and communicate timelines when building software
14 Jun 2022 Article

How to estimate and communicate timelines when building software

Gina Trapani
Gina Trapani
14 mins
Taking out the guesswork: How to set clear expectations as a manager
26 Apr 2022 Article

Taking out the guesswork: How to set clear expectations as a manager

Kat Kuhl
Kat Kuhl
13 mins
How to build trust when building software
30 Mar 2022 Article

How to build trust when building software

Gina Trapani
Gina Trapani
11 mins
Secrets to securing speaking engagements
05 Jan 2022 Article

Secrets to securing speaking engagements

Brianna McCullough
Brianna McCullough
5 mins
Getting through the awkwardness of networking
06 Sep 2021 Article

Getting through the awkwardness of networking

Wesley Faulkner
Wesley Faulkner
12 mins
Navigating the manager <> senior IC relationship
26 Jul 2021 Video

Navigating the manager <> senior IC relationship

Sarah Milstein
Sarah Milstein
Audrei Drummond
Audrei Drummond
+2 more
40 mins
Sturgeon’s Biases: how communities of practice lie to themselves & everybody else
26 Jul 2021 Video

Sturgeon’s Biases: how communities of practice lie to themselves & everybody else

Adrian Howard
Adrian Howard
15 mins
Using communication frameworks to become a better engineering leader
22 Jun 2021 Article

CONTENT SPONSORED by EXPEDIA

Using communication frameworks to become a better engineering leader

marcus-tacker
Markus Tacker
9 mins
Borrowing lines from great leaders around you
14 Jun 2021 Article

Borrowing lines from great leaders around you

Lara Hogan
Lara Hogan
5 mins
Building relationships from further away for successful remote hiring
06 May 2021 Article

Building relationships from further away for successful remote hiring

Jay Shirley
Jay Shirley
6 mins
What linguistics can teach us about building software with distributed teams
25 Mar 2021 Article

What linguistics can teach us about building software with distributed teams

Andrew Hao
Andrew Hao
10 mins
How to avoid the growing pains of communicating at scale
02 Mar 2021 Article

How to avoid the growing pains of communicating at scale

Sally Goble
Sally Goble
9 mins
The skill of naming what’s happening in the room
08 Feb 2021 Article

The skill of naming what’s happening in the room

Lara Hogan
Lara Hogan
4 mins
Maximize your mentorship: search and secure
01 Feb 2021 Article

Maximize your mentorship: search and secure

Neha Batra
Neha Batra
7 mins
Communicating as an engineering leader
08 Jun 2017 Video

Communicating as an engineering leader

Adrian Howard
Adrian Howard
29 mins
Building a vernacular with your engineering team
08 Jan 2021 Article

Building a vernacular with your engineering team

Kevin Goldsmith
Kevin Goldsmith
4 mins
How to be a sponsor when you're a developer
05 Oct 2020 Article

How to be a sponsor when you're a developer

Lara Hogan
Lara Hogan
6 mins
Increasing your influence through building a professional network
12 Aug 2020 Video

Increasing your influence through building a professional network

Alia Shafir
Alia Shafir
20 mins
Effective meeting facilitation techniques
12 Jun 2019 Video

Effective meeting facilitation techniques

Neha Batra
Neha Batra
16 mins
Being right is only half the battle: how to optimize your interpersonal connections
30 Apr 2019 Video

Being right is only half the battle: how to optimize your interpersonal connections

Rod Begbie
Rod Begbie
26 mins

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