Skills for new managers
Avoid the common mistakes with these essential lessons for first-time managers


17 Dec 2022
Conference session
Mascot driven development: Building a high performing team through application ownership & identity

Luis
Vega
17 Dec 2022
Conference session
Systemic leadership for software teams

Francisco
Trindade
Introducing processes where none exist
6 mins
14 Jul 2023
Article
Introducing processes where none exist

Jennifer
Wong
An introvert’s guide to engineering management
7 mins
10 May 2023
Article
An introvert’s guide to engineering management

Tim
Cigrand
The essential tools for software engineering managers
6 mins
17 Apr 2023
Article
The essential tools for software engineering managers

Harry
Guinness
How leaders can better prioritize personal to-dos
5 mins
11 Apr 2023
Article
How leaders can better prioritize personal to-dos
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Pat
Kua
Your 30-60-90-day plan as a new manager
5 mins
22 Nov 2022
Article
Your 30-60-90-day plan as a new manager

Franziska
Hinkelmann
How I support my reports' mental health as a new manager
5 mins
19 Oct 2022
Article
How I support my reports' mental health as a new manager

Matt
Cooper
Managing underperformance in engineering teams
5 mins
30 Sep 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by INTERCOM
Managing underperformance in engineering teams

Alex
Mooney
How to harness the power of deadlines in engineering teams
8 mins
21 Sep 2022
Article
How to harness the power of deadlines in engineering teams

Vaidehi
Joshi
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
How to streamline your processes as an engineering manager
14 mins
15 Aug 2022
Article
How to streamline your processes as an engineering manager

Sarah
Drasner
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
Six ways to become a better manager
12 mins
30 May 2022
Article
Six ways to become a better manager

Addy
Osmani
How to run a great retrospective
10 mins
17 May 2022
Article
How to run a great retrospective
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Nickolas
Means
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
Advice for the reluctant new manager
9 mins
08 Mar 2022
Article
Advice for the reluctant new manager

Camille
Fournier
Four mistakes I made as a new manager
12 mins
24 Feb 2022
Article
Four mistakes I made as a new manager

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

James
Samuel
27 Jan 2022
Video
DevOps for Dummies: Emily Freeman in conversation

Emily
Freeman

Suzan
Bond
Becoming an engineering manager: autonomy equals responsibility
9 mins
16 Mar 2021
Article
Becoming an engineering manager: autonomy equals responsibility
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José
Caldeira
When, why, and how to stop coding as your day job
10 mins
12 Mar 2021
Article
When, why, and how to stop coding as your day job

Kevin
Goldsmith
11 Sep 2015
Video
Navigating the challenges of being a tech lead
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Pat
Kua
23 Jun 2016
Video
What I wish I knew as a first time Tech Lead
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Pat
Kua
27 Jun 2018
Video
Measuring your value as a tech lead

Menno
van Slooten
Three habits to thrive in your first engineering leadership role
6 mins
06 Jan 2021
Article
Three habits to thrive in your first engineering leadership role
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Pat
Kua
How to uncover leadership opportunities
9 mins
30 Oct 2020
Article
How to uncover leadership opportunities
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Pat
Kua
01 Sep 2020
Video
Become an effective software engineering manager: James Stanier in conversation

James
Stanier

Suzan
Bond
01 Sep 2020
Video
Talking with Tech Leads: Pat Kua in conversation
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Pat
Kua

Suzan
Bond
Reasons to step into a leadership role (and the reasons not to)
7 mins
14 Aug 2020
Article
Reasons to step into a leadership role (and the reasons not to)
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Pat
Kua
06 Dec 2019
Video
Skills for first-time Lead Developers
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Pat
Kua
08 Nov 2019
Video
How to scale yourself as a first-time engineering leader

Poornima
Vijayashanker
12 Jun 2019
Video
Exploring the different types of technical leadership
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Pat
Kua
Challenges in transforming a multicultural local-only company to a remote-first
17 Dec 2022
Conference session
Challenges in transforming a multicultural local-only company to a remote-first

Felipe
Furlan
17 Dec 2022
Conference session
Meeting your people where they are

Amanda
Sopkin
How to better organize your time as a new engineering manager
5 mins
21 Apr 2023
Article
How to better organize your time as a new engineering manager

Jakub
Svoboda
Getting your reports promoted
5 mins
16 Mar 2023
Article
Getting your reports promoted

Yi Fei
Wu
Five things I wish I knew before becoming an engineering manager
5 mins
20 Oct 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by CHOCO
Five things I wish I knew before becoming an engineering manager

Bruno
Show
What to expect when transitioning from IC to engineering manager
7 mins
21 Sep 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by CASH APP
What to expect when transitioning from IC to engineering manager

Milly
Rowett
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
A manager’s guide to performance calibration
12 mins
17 May 2022
Article
A manager’s guide to performance calibration

Alex
Karp
Should engineering managers write code?
7 mins
19 Apr 2022
Article
Should engineering managers write code?
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Kevin
Stewart
Grow your influence with the art of diplomacy
7 mins
09 Feb 2022
Article
Grow your influence with the art of diplomacy
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Pat
Kua
The eight flavors of engineering management
6 mins
23 Apr 2021
Article
The eight flavors of engineering management
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Yenny
Cheung
Common management failures in developing individual contributors
6 mins
24 Feb 2021
Article
Common management failures in developing individual contributors

Camille
Fournier
08 Jun 2017
Video
Managing everyday BAU as a tech lead
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Pat
Kua
24 Apr 2018
Video
Avoiding common mistakes as a new engineering manager
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Michael
Lopp
Four areas of focus for successful technical leaders
5 mins
26 Jan 2021
Article
Four areas of focus for successful technical leaders
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Tanaka
Mutakwa
Learnings from my first 90 days as an engineering manager
9 mins
16 Oct 2020
Article
Learnings from my first 90 days as an engineering manager
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Yenny
Cheung
Learning to love meta productivity
7 mins
24 Aug 2020
Article
Learning to love meta productivity
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Nickolas
Means
06 Dec 2019
Video
Applying software engineering practices to improve people management

Nicky
Thompson
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