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How to give pushback to leadership
Giving pushback is a tightrope act. Too callous and you can burn bridges, too lenient and serious risks can slip through the cracks.
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How to launch high-impact engineering projects
The stakes are high, but a good plan and dedicated launch captain can keep these important projects on track.
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Will AI replace the agile coach?
Agile coaches are already using generative AI tools to help with key rituals and go deeper, quicker.
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Make it count; A no-nonsense guide to engineering metrics for the busy leader
Gain practical insights on engineering metrics that help busy leaders prioritize effectively, address delivery challenges, and measure team performance to maximize impact and productivity.
Editor’s picks
A tech lead’s guide to effective communication
Tips for improving your communication skills as a tech lead
A leader’s guide to active and reflective listening
Active listening is often overlooked in the realm of communication. Here are some tactics to improve how you listen to others.
London • June 16 & 17, 2025
Speakers Gergely Orosz, Camille Fournier
and Lara Hogan confirmed
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.
Influencing without management authority as a senior individual contributor
Effectively communicating technical expertise.
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?
The festival of engineering leadership
London • June 16 & 17, 2025
More about Communication
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The three secrets to building successful engineering and product relationships
How to collaborate effectively with product teams
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How engineering, design, and product form the ‘software trinity’
A guide to effective cross-functional collaboration
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How to estimate and communicate timelines when building software
Your guide to becoming a better estimator
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Five essential tips for great internal communication
How to improve internal comms in your organization
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Structuring engineering teams to deliver value to diverse markets
How value stream-aligned teams connect with local customers
Top Communication videos
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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.
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Building aligned strategies
Camille Fournier discusses the key elements for building an alignment that balances the needs of both your team and your company.
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Sitting on the other side of the managing table
How do you manage when you’re being managed up? Engineering Leadership Consultant Amy Newell looks at how to deal with the receiving end of being managed up to create a two-way relationship.
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Switch up how you manage up
Every senior leader you interact with will bring their own experience, set of biases, communication styles – and fundamentally, different personalities to a conversation. Lara Hogan explains how to adapt your tactics to different management techniques.
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Unravelling the misconceptions of managing up
Senior Director of Engineering at Github Neha Batra unravels the misconceptions of managing up at LeadDev Together.
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How to collaborate cross-functionally with Go To Market teams
How to collaborate cross-functionally with Go To Market teams. Speaking at LeadDev Together on March 1 VP of Business Systems at Intercom Rich Archbold.