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How to successfully lead your team through a downturn
5 mins
23 Nov 2023
Article
How to successfully lead your team through a downturn

Smruti
Patel

Anastasija
Kovacevic
Why being laid off can help you be a better manager
4 mins
09 Nov 2023
Article
Why being laid off can help you be a better manager

Chris
Jimenez
3 strategies for driving organizational change
8 mins
21 Sep 2023
Article
3 strategies for driving organizational change

Meg
Adams
Demystifying the VP of engineering role
+1 more
4 mins
30 Aug 2023
Article
Demystifying the VP of engineering role

Emily
Nakashima

Anastasija
Kovacevic
Being a highly sensitive engineering leader during uncertain times
8 mins
22 Mar 2023
Article
Being a highly sensitive engineering leader during uncertain times

Tanya
Raheel
What is a lead developer? A leader amongst their peers
8 mins
13 Jan 2023
Article
What is a lead developer? A leader amongst their peers

Josh
Fruhlinger
What is a Director of Engineering? The glue keeping engineering together
9 mins
06 Dec 2022
Article
What is a Director of Engineering? The glue keeping engineering together

Josh
Fruhlinger
Encouraging autonomy within engineering teams
6 mins
06 Dec 2022
Article
Encouraging autonomy within engineering teams

James
Stanier
Navigating complexity as an engineering leader
6 mins
30 Nov 2022
Article
Navigating complexity as an engineering leader

Rohit
Kumar
Six things to consider when structuring engineering teams
8 mins
29 Nov 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by HASHICORP
Six things to consider when structuring engineering teams

Jess
Ingrassellino

Tapan
Divekar
How to develop curiosity in your team
6 mins
21 Nov 2022
Article
How to develop curiosity in your team

Clement
Verna
The old Twitter is gone
4 mins
18 Nov 2022
Article
The old Twitter is gone

Chris
Stokel-Walker
LeadDev editor’s picks: November 2022
2 mins
01 Nov 2022
Article
LeadDev editor’s picks: November 2022

Scott
Carey
Tech leadership mistakes that ruin productivity (and how to fix them)
9 mins
10 Oct 2022
Article
Tech leadership mistakes that ruin productivity (and how to fix them)

Jason
Lengstorf
LeadDev editor’s picks: October 2022
3 mins
03 Oct 2022
Article
LeadDev editor’s picks: October 2022
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Ella
Morrish
How to build a healthy relationship between engineering and product
7 mins
26 Sep 2022
Article
How to build a healthy relationship between engineering and product

Danielle
Leong
Six ways to beat the tech talent shortage
7 mins
14 Sep 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by THRYVE TALENT
Six ways to beat the tech talent shortage

John
Lennon
The leader’s journal: Become an inspiring leader in ten minutes a day
7 mins
13 Sep 2022
Article
The leader’s journal: Become an inspiring leader in ten minutes a day

Ofir
Sharony
What to do when a beloved employee quits
12 mins
05 Sep 2022
Article
What to do when a beloved employee quits

Lara
Hogan
What is a Vice President of Engineering?
11 mins
05 Sep 2022
Article
What is a Vice President of Engineering?
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Ella
Morrish
Three ways to make time for reflection as an engineering leader
9 mins
17 Aug 2022
Article
Three ways to make time for reflection as an engineering leader
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Pat
Kua
A CTO’s guide to code-switching: How to tailor your messages to your audience
10 mins
09 Aug 2022
Article
A CTO’s guide to code-switching: How to tailor your messages to your audience

Armon
Dadgar
Three strategies for building trust with your engineering teams
6 mins
25 Jul 2022
Article
Three strategies for building trust with your engineering teams

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

Mugdha
Myers
Why leaders can’t see workplace harassment
7 mins
27 Jun 2022
Article
Why leaders can’t see workplace harassment

Sarah
Milstein
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 manage up in your team: Six steps for success
8 mins
25 May 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by CODE CLIMATE
How to manage up in your team: Six steps for success

Tadeh
Hakopian
How do Netflix, Nubank, and Airbrake achieve engineering success?
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13 mins
18 May 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by AIRBRAKE
How do Netflix, Nubank, and Airbrake achieve engineering success?

Lindsey
Bleimes
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Sangeeta
Narayanan
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
Nine steps to set your deputy up for success
15 mins
04 May 2022
Article
Nine steps to set your deputy up for success

Fabian
Lindenberg
Being available: The secret to great leadership
6 mins
06 Apr 2022
Article
Being available: The secret to great leadership

Cassidy
Williams
It’s not a people problem. So what is it?
12 mins
30 Mar 2022
Article
It’s not a people problem. So what is it?

Edi
Bouazza
How to build trust when building software
11 mins
30 Mar 2022
Article
How to build trust when building software

Gina
Trapani
How to stop shrinkage in engineering teams
13 mins
29 Mar 2022
Article
How to stop shrinkage in engineering teams

Christoph
Neijenhuis
The three things leaders owe their teams
10 mins
22 Mar 2022
Article
The three things leaders owe their teams

Jason
Lengstorf
How coaching can help you become a better leader
10 mins
16 Mar 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by AUTOMATTIC
How coaching can help you become a better leader

Maryam
Umar
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
How to drive decisions as an engineering leader
10 mins
07 Feb 2022
Article
How to drive decisions as an engineering leader

Sarah
Drasner
Five valuable lessons for a new tech lead
12mins
01 Feb 2022
Article
Five valuable lessons for a new tech lead

James
Samuel
How to cultivate a great engineering process
11 mins
10 Jan 2022
Article
How to cultivate a great engineering process
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Nickolas
Means
Who are staff, principal, and distinguished engineers?
5 mins
09 Sep 2021
Article
Who are staff, principal, and distinguished engineers?

Mariana
Valette
How engineering leaders at Apple, Facebook, and more create adaptable teams
18 mins
20 Aug 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by PLURALSIGHT
How engineering leaders at Apple, Facebook, and more create adaptable teams
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Austin
Bagley
26 Jul 2021
Video
Project Execution: Setting-up a cross-team project for success

Andrew
Hao

Ras
Kasa Williams
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
Empowering your engineering team with an effective decision-making process
5 mins
14 Apr 2021
Article
Empowering your engineering team with an effective decision-making process

Cate
Huston
Managing, motivating, and challenging distributed engineering teams
11 mins
19 Apr 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by TWITTER
Managing, motivating, and challenging distributed engineering teams

Santiago
Esteva
30 Apr 2019
Video
Effective career conversations with your engineers

Adrienne
Lowe
How to maintain team morale during a downturn
5 mins
04 Dec 2023
Article
How to maintain team morale during a downturn

James
Stanier
4 strategies to amplify engineering leader productivity
5 mins
30 Oct 2023
Article
4 strategies to amplify engineering leader productivity

Leslie
Chapman
Being a tech lead doesn’t mean having all the answers
5 mins
25 May 2023
Article
Being a tech lead doesn’t mean having all the answers

Jack
Franklin
How to lead through an economic downturn
9 mins
13 Dec 2022
Article
How to lead through an economic downturn

Lena
Reinhard
The four pillars of code health
7 mins
30 Nov 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by DEEPSOURCE
The four pillars of code health

Sanket
Saurav
How to make plans for an uncertain future
4 mins
16 Dec 2022
Article
How to make plans for an uncertain future

Gina
Trapani
Why business context is important for technical decision-making
7 mins
15 Nov 2022
Article
Why business context is important for technical decision-making

Kevin
Ball
Why impatience is a virtue in engineering leaders
4 mins
05 Oct 2022
Article
Why impatience is a virtue in engineering leaders

Gina
Trapani
How becoming a parent accelerated my path to staff engineer
6 mins
20 Sep 2022
Article
How becoming a parent accelerated my path to staff engineer

Krys
Flores
How to handle a reorganization as an engineering manager
8 mins
12 Sep 2022
Article
How to handle a reorganization as an engineering manager

Camille
Fournier
The key to alignment: Understanding your company’s stage of growth
8 mins
30 Aug 2022
Article
The key to alignment: Understanding your company’s stage of growth

Sarah
Milstein
LeadDev editor’s picks: August 2022
5 mins
01 Aug 2022
Article
LeadDev editor’s picks: August 2022
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Ella
Morrish
Four engineering leadership trends you need to know
9 mins
12 Jul 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by JELLYFISH
Four engineering leadership trends you need to know

Kevin
Dallaire
How to maintain a winning company culture as you grow
6 mins
01 Jun 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by FIDEL
How to maintain a winning company culture as you grow

Carlos
Vilhena
How to lead when you’re going through a personal crisis
8 mins
09 May 2022
Article
How to lead when you’re going through a personal crisis

Swati
Swoboda
Why engineering teams should stop counting Agile story points
6 mins
19 Apr 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by JELLYFISH
Why engineering teams should stop counting Agile story points

Kevin
Dallaire
Using SLOs to align business and engineering goals
8 mins
30 Mar 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by HONEYCOMB
Using SLOs to align business and engineering goals

Irving
Popovetsky
Setting a vision, mission, and strategy for your team
9 mins
28 Mar 2022
Article
Setting a vision, mission, and strategy for your team

Addy
Osmani
Supporting, influencing, and leading as a security practitioner
14 mins
11 Mar 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by STACKHAWK
Supporting, influencing, and leading as a security practitioner

Izar
Tarandach
Fixing salaries, levels, and promotions in your engineering org
11 mins
21 Feb 2022
Article
Fixing salaries, levels, and promotions in your engineering org

Sarah
Milstein
Are we punishing our top performers?
12 mins
17 Jan 2022
Article
Are we punishing our top performers?

Jason
Lengstorf
How to be an effective mentor
11 mins
09 Sep 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by PEPSICO
How to be an effective mentor

Jayesh
Kawli
To build, or to buy, that is the question
7 mins
15 Apr 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by LAUNCHDARKLY
To build, or to buy, that is the question

Wouter
Van Geluwe
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