Latest
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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.
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What to do when everyone’s sick of meetings
The rise of remote work has created meetings, lots more meetings, and engineers are getting fed up.
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Use 1:1s to develop engineering managers reporting to you
As a manager of managers, these meetings are vital for getting the most from your reports.
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Cultivating great teams: Managing out with kindness
Learn a humane approach to managing underperforming team members, with strategies for setting expectations, providing direct feedback, fostering growth, and handling tough conversations with compassion.
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?
November 4 & 5, 2025
The leadership conference for tech leads and engineering leaders.
More about Communication
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Using communication frameworks to become a better engineering leader
Do you prioritize improving your soft skills?
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Filtering your language as an engineering leader
How to improve your ability to convey intended meaning
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Write things down: transparent culture in minutes
How to leverage your communication skills through meeting minutes.
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Borrowing lines from great leaders around you
Taking note of leaders’ unique approaches and phrases in meetings.
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Fundamentals of leadership development for high-performers
Learning to exercise your mental and relationship muscles to become a better leader
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Building relationships from further away for successful remote hiring
The importance of rapport and openness with each individual candidate
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Learnings from ‘Communicating effectively within engineering orgs’
Creating effective standards for communication
Top Communication videos
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Communicating as an engineering leader
To build great teams you need to understand people. One of your core skills as a leader should be the ability to have effective conversations with your team, the rest of your organisation, and your customers.
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Navigating different communication styles as engineers
Have you ever been told you’re “too direct,” or feel like you don’t understand what others want? Or on the other side, do you think others are often too confrontational?
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Navigating engineering team friction
Friction is a common, and necessary, part of team growth—but when left unchecked, team friction is unhealthy for you, your coworkers, your company, and ultimately your end users.
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Storytelling techniques for creating impactful presentations
Arquay’s session filled with tips on how to use storytelling techniques in your presentations and get your point across in a way that feels natural for you.
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Presenting to executives
Kevin Goldsmith shares strategies for planning your presentation, handling unexpected questions and following up afterward when pitching to executives at your company.
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Increasing your influence through building a professional network
Have you ever wondered why you aren’t having a bigger impact at work? Why your colleagues aren’t listening to your advice or why those next career opportunities aren’t coming your way? Stop wondering and start influencing.
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Bridging the gap between engineering and customer success teams
Investing in your customer success team is high leverage. The more knowledgeable your team is, the more effective it can be at investigating, diagnosing and triaging customer issues.
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Clear, concise and consistent: how to communicate and prioritize risks from the engineering team to the wider organization
Communicating risks, particularly to our non-technical colleagues, is a challenge and by not doing it well we suffer pushback from the business. The risks are varied and at all different levels, but can include technical debt, skill gaps, team burnout, and more.