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

Being a tech lead doesn’t mean having all the answers

Jack Franklin
Jack Franklin
5 mins
Being a highly sensitive engineering leader during uncertain times
22 Mar 2023 Article

Being a highly sensitive engineering leader during uncertain times

Tanya Raheel
Tanya Raheel
8 mins
How to lead through an economic downturn
13 Dec 2022 Article

How to lead through an economic downturn

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

What is a Director of Engineering? The glue keeping engineering together

Josh Fruhlinger
Josh Fruhlinger
9 mins
The four pillars of code health
30 Nov 2022 Article

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The four pillars of code health

Sanket Saurav
Sanket Saurav
7 mins
Navigating complexity as an engineering leader
30 Nov 2022 Article

Navigating complexity as an engineering leader

	Rohit Kumar
Rohit Kumar
6 mins
How to make plans for an uncertain future
16 Dec 2022 Article

How to make plans for an uncertain future

Gina Trapani
Gina Trapani
4 mins
How to develop curiosity in your team
21 Nov 2022 Article

How to develop curiosity in your team

Clement Verna
Clement Verna
6 mins
Why business context is important for technical decision-making
15 Nov 2022 Article

Why business context is important for technical decision-making

	Kevin Ball
Kevin Ball
7 mins
LeadDev editor’s picks: November 2022
01 Nov 2022 Article

LeadDev editor’s picks: November 2022

Scott Carey
Scott Carey
2 mins
Why impatience is a virtue in engineering leaders
05 Oct 2022 Article

Why impatience is a virtue in engineering leaders

Gina Trapani
Gina Trapani
4 mins
LeadDev editor’s picks: October 2022
03 Oct 2022 Article

LeadDev editor’s picks: October 2022

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Ella Morrish
3 mins
How becoming a parent accelerated my path to staff engineer
20 Sep 2022 Article

How becoming a parent accelerated my path to staff engineer

Krys Flores
Krys Flores
6 mins
Six ways to beat the tech talent shortage
14 Sep 2022 Article

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Six ways to beat the tech talent shortage

John Lennon
John Lennon
7 mins
How to handle a reorganization as an engineering manager
12 Sep 2022 Article

How to handle a reorganization as an engineering manager

Camille Fournier
Camille Fournier
8 mins
What to do when a beloved employee quits
05 Sep 2022 Article

What to do when a beloved employee quits

Lara Hogan
Lara Hogan
12 mins
The key to alignment: Understanding your company’s stage of growth
30 Aug 2022 Article

The key to alignment: Understanding your company’s stage of growth

Sarah Milstein
Sarah Milstein
8 mins
Three ways to make time for reflection as an engineering leader
17 Aug 2022 Article

Three ways to make time for reflection as an engineering leader

Pat Kua
Pat Kua
9 mins
LeadDev editor’s picks: August 2022
01 Aug 2022 Article

LeadDev editor’s picks: August 2022

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Ella Morrish
5 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
Four engineering leadership trends you need to know
12 Jul 2022 Article

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Four engineering leadership trends you need to know

Kevin Dallaire
Kevin Dallaire
9 mins
Why leaders can’t see workplace harassment
27 Jun 2022 Article

Why leaders can’t see workplace harassment

Sarah Milstein
Sarah Milstein
7 mins
How to maintain a winning company culture as you grow
01 Jun 2022 Article

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How to maintain a winning company culture as you grow

Carlos Vilhena
Carlos Vilhena
6 mins
How to manage up in your team: Six steps for success
25 May 2022 Article

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How to manage up in your team: Six steps for success

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

How to lead when you’re going through a personal crisis

Swati Swoboda
Swati Swoboda
8 mins
The dangers of pulling rank as a Staff+ engineer
04 May 2022 Article

The dangers of pulling rank as a Staff+ engineer

Jeffrey Sherman
Jeffrey Sherman
11 mins
Why engineering teams should stop counting Agile story points
19 Apr 2022 Article

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Why engineering teams should stop counting Agile story points

Kevin Dallaire
Kevin Dallaire
6 mins
Being available: The secret to great leadership
06 Apr 2022 Article

Being available: The secret to great leadership

Cassidy Williams
Cassidy Williams
6 mins
Using SLOs to align business and engineering goals
30 Mar 2022 Article

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Using SLOs to align business and engineering goals

Irving Popovetsky
Irving Popovetsky
8 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
Setting a vision, mission, and strategy for your team
28 Mar 2022 Article

Setting a vision, mission, and strategy for your team

Addy Osmani
Addy Osmani
9 mins
The three things leaders owe their teams
22 Mar 2022 Article

The three things leaders owe their teams

Jason Lengstorf
Jason Lengstorf
10 mins
Supporting, influencing, and leading as a security practitioner
11 Mar 2022 Article

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Supporting, influencing, and leading as a security practitioner

Izar Tarandach
Izar Tarandach
14 mins
Promoted someone on your team? Here’s how to announce it fairly.
28 Feb 2022 Article

Promoted someone on your team? Here’s how to announce it fairly.

Lara Hogan
Lara Hogan
10 mins
Fixing salaries, levels, and promotions in your engineering org
21 Feb 2022 Article

Fixing salaries, levels, and promotions in your engineering org

Sarah Milstein
Sarah Milstein
11 mins
How to drive decisions as an engineering leader
07 Feb 2022 Article

How to drive decisions as an engineering leader

Sarah Drasner
Sarah Drasner
10 mins
Are we punishing our top performers?
17 Jan 2022 Article

Are we punishing our top performers?

Jason Lengstorf
Jason Lengstorf
12 mins
How to cultivate a great engineering process
10 Jan 2022 Article

How to cultivate a great engineering process

Nickolas Means
Nickolas Means
11 mins
How to be an effective mentor
09 Sep 2021 Article

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How to be an effective mentor

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Jayesh Kawli
11 mins
How engineering leaders at Apple, Facebook, and more create adaptable teams
20 Aug 2021 Article

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How engineering leaders at Apple, Facebook, and more create adaptable teams

Austin Bagley
Austin Bagley
18 mins
Down with the "Boss"
26 Jul 2021 Video

Down with the "Boss"

Dalia Havens
Dalia Havens
15 mins
Don’t cross the Rubicon: engineering practices you don’t want to delay
15 Apr 2021 Article

Don’t cross the Rubicon: engineering practices you don’t want to delay

Manasi Kulkarni
Manasi Kulkarni
11 mins
To build, or to buy, that is the question
15 Apr 2021 Article

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To build, or to buy, that is the question

Wouter Van Geluwe
Wouter Van Geluwe
7 mins
Managing, motivating, and challenging distributed engineering teams
19 Apr 2021 Article

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Managing, motivating, and challenging distributed engineering teams

Santiago Esteva
Santiago Esteva
11 mins
Lead developers: Job description, skills, and salary
13 Jan 2023 Article

Lead developers: Job description, skills, and salary

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

Encouraging autonomy within engineering teams

James Stanier
James Stanier
6 mins
Six things to consider when structuring engineering teams
29 Nov 2022 Article

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Six things to consider when structuring engineering teams

Jess Ingrassellino
Jess Ingrassellino
Tapan Divekar
Tapan Divekar
8 mins
The old Twitter is gone
18 Nov 2022 Article

The old Twitter is gone

Chris Stokel-Walker
Chris Stokel-Walker
4 mins
Tech leadership mistakes that ruin productivity (and how to fix them)
10 Oct 2022 Article

Tech leadership mistakes that ruin productivity (and how to fix them)

Jason Lengstorf
Jason Lengstorf
9 mins
How to build a healthy relationship between engineering and product
26 Sep 2022 Article

How to build a healthy relationship between engineering and product

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

The leader’s journal: Become an inspiring leader in ten minutes a day

Ofir Sharony
Ofir Sharony
7 mins
What is a Vice President of Engineering?
05 Sep 2022 Article

What is a Vice President of Engineering?

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Ella Morrish
11 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
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
Taking over an existing engineering team? Follow these three tips.
21 Jun 2022 Article

Taking over an existing engineering team? Follow these three tips.

Vaidehi Joshi
Vaidehi Joshi
11 mins
How do Netflix, Nubank, and Airbrake achieve engineering success?
18 May 2022 Article

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How do Netflix, Nubank, and Airbrake achieve engineering success?

Lindsey
Lindsey Bleimes
Sangeeta Narayanan
Sangeeta Narayanan
+1 more
13 mins
Nine steps to set your deputy up for success
04 May 2022 Article

Nine steps to set your deputy up for success

Fabian Lindenberg
Fabian Lindenberg
15 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
How to stop shrinkage in engineering teams
29 Mar 2022 Article

How to stop shrinkage in engineering teams

Christoph Neijenhuis
Christoph Neijenhuis
13 mins
How coaching can help you become a better leader
16 Mar 2022 Article

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How coaching can help you become a better leader

Maryam Umar
Maryam Umar
10 mins
Four mistakes I made as a new manager
24 Feb 2022 Article

Four mistakes I made as a new manager

AbdulFattah Popoola
AbdulFattah Popoola
12 mins
Five valuable lessons for a new tech lead
01 Feb 2022 Article

Five valuable lessons for a new tech lead

James Samuel
James Samuel
12mins
Who are staff, principal, and distinguished engineers?
09 Sep 2021 Article

Who are staff, principal, and distinguished engineers?

Mariana
Mariana Valette
5 mins
Project Execution: Setting-up a cross-team project for success
26 Jul 2021 Video

Project Execution: Setting-up a cross-team project for success

Andrew Hao
Andrew Hao
Kasa Williams
Ras Kasa Williams
+3 more
40 mins
Empowering your engineering team with an effective decision-making process
14 Apr 2021 Article

Empowering your engineering team with an effective decision-making process

Cate Huston
Cate Huston
5 mins
Effective career conversations with your engineers
30 Apr 2019 Video

Effective career conversations with your engineers

Adrienne Lowe
Adrienne Lowe
31 mins

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