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How Anthropic’s silence fueled a Claude Code trust crisis
Complaints left the tech giant scrambling for answers.
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.
New York • September 15 & 16, 2026
Delivering AI results without a playbook?
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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 for modern engineering leadership
New York • September 15 & 16, 2026
More about Communication
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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
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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
Top Communication videos
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Becoming an influencer (no selfies required)
Leslie Chapman on how building and maintaining trust in order to be an influencer is one of the key roles of an individual contributor.
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Creating stability for teams in your organization
Creating stability for teams in your organization at LeadDev Together November 2021
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Influencing without management authority as a senior individual contributor
Effectively communicating technical expertise.
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Supporting your team (and yourself!) in times of change
Aisha will share tips for how to clearly communicate strategy, build agility, identify the unique needs of your team members, and keep a pulse on your own needs during the process at LeadDev Together.
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Feedback: Vital for growth, tough to crack
Hena shares how Feedback combined with coaching can be a very powerful leadership technique that helps your teammates elevate to their next level at LeadDev Together.
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Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight: selling the value of investment
This talk will help you understand and sell the value of investment work so that you can collaborate with non-engineers to get it prioritized.
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Navigating the manager <> senior IC relationship
In this panel, we’ll explore the senior IC manager relationship, thinking about how to create a mutually beneficial partnership.
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Live long and prosper as a senior IC
In this chat, we’ll explore how Vulcan logic can inform communicating and acting ethically.