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How games brought our Engineering Principles to life
See how games transformed Engineering Principles into memorable practices for engineering teams, offering ideas for engaging team-building activities.
Editor’s picks
A tech lead’s guide to effective communication
Tips for improving your communication skills as a tech lead
How to communicate effectively as an IC
How can ICs communicate the same piece of information effectively to different audiences?
November 5, 2025
A unique one-day event for Heads, Directors, VPs and CTOs exploring core leadership challenges.
Essential reading
Writing matters: How to improve your written communication skills
Mastering the art of writing as an engineering leader
On our Communication playlist
Influential storytelling
Brianna McCullough talks about how to structure compelling stories that lead to alignment, buy-in and most importantly belief from our stakeholders, partners, and more importantly our teams.
How to complain positively
Josh Goldberg, a serial complainer with a catchy smile, will walk you through the steps he takes to make sure his complaining is heard and felt without causing pain.
How to communicate effectively as an IC
How can ICs communicate the same piece of information effectively to different audiences?
Communicating change: leading through the change curve
How to tailor your communications based on how your employees are experiencing and reacting to the change.
Help your engineering, product and security teams get on the same page
How can teams find alignment among competing priorities?
That’s a wrap Berlin!
Catch-up on all the Lead Berlin 2024 talks with a digital pass.
More about Communication
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The trifecta model: Bringing together engineering, product, and design
Having accountability over different responsibilities is key to cross-functional work. Here’s how the trifecta team structure can help.
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Want to promote knowledge-sharing in your teams? Standardize the way you take notes.
How to manage and document the collective knowledge across your teams
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A CTO’s guide to code-switching: How to tailor your messages to your audience
Building essential communication skills as a technical leader
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Three proven strategies for presenting to busy people (like your boss!)
How to communicate up the chain to busy decision makers
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The three secrets to building successful engineering and product relationships
How to collaborate effectively with product teams
Top Communication videos
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Sorry… you go ahead. The art of making space and claiming space in meetings
Jemma Bolland talks through the things you can do, whether you are running or participating in a meeting, to balance things out and make space for more perspectives and ideas.
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Building the perfect asynchronous meeting
Alexandra Sunderland examines examples of these types of events, and you’ll leave understanding how to build every aspect of the perfect asynchronous meeting.
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Harmonizing across cross-functional teams
Rukmini Reddy, VP of Platform Engineering at Slack talks about harmonizing across cross-functional teams at LeadDev Together in March 2022.
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Blame, shame and panic – how not to respond when things go wrong
Jemma Bolland explores her own reactions to being in the chain of responsibility, protecting the team and helping them to feel safe enough to take responsibility and grow from these experiences.
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The Map Book: Visual Storytelling With Roadmaps
Tadeh Hakopian looks at what is possible using an illustrative Roadmap to tell a story and inform your team on all the critical details in an intuitive and fun way.
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Driving clarity in ambiguous projects
Scott Triglia discusses his own approaches (those that have worked and some that haven’t) into a short set of advice.
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Healthy and Effective Leadership Teams
How can you set up the foundations for fostering healthier leadership teams?
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Getting buy-in for your transformation strategy
Michael Winslow shares his thoughts on how to create awareness that a change is needed in your technical strategy.