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Rejecting promotions, PIPs, and other dreaded conversations
Difficult conversations are no-ones favorite part of the job. Here’s how to make promotion rejections and performance conversations easier.
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The problem with shadow development
Your dev team hates Jira and will bend over backwards to get around using it. Big problem or smart solution?
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Why companies are really going AI-first
Tech firms like Duolingo, Klarna, and Shopify are going AI-first — boosting efficiency but cutting jobs. Is AI the future of work, or a threat to engineers?
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How the right workflow can catapult productivity
Do you find that your team constantly misses deadlines and feels miserable in the process? It might be a workflow problem.
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Tech CEOs reckon with the impact of AI on junior developers
CEOs are concerned that the rise of AI tools like Copilot and GPT is causing junior developers to lose touch with core coding skills.
Editor’s picks
What is an engineering manager? Taking the step up
This fulfilling role takes you a step beyond a lead engineer. Find out how to best showcase your skills to land it.
London • June 16 & 17, 2025
Speakers Gergely Orosz, Camille Fournier
and Lara Hogan confirmed
Essential reading
On our Engineering Manager playlist
The Manager’s Path: Camille Fournier in conversation
A guide for tech leaders navigating growth and change.
Things I got wrong when preparing for my first Engineering Manager role
Ferit Topcu shares his own experiences in this transition, the errors I made, and how I overcame them.
What we talk about when we talk about leadership
Exploring key leadership themes from years in tech, this talk offers guidance and practical strategies to help engineers become the leaders they want to be.
On-call revolution: Building a culture of ownership and collaboration
Discover how innovative on-call rotations empower developers, foster team collaboration, and reduce complexity, creating a cohesive, ownership-driven culture that enhances service quality.
Managing authentically across levels
Learn how to manage engineers at all levels with practical tips for adapting your style to support growth and foster a thriving, high-performing engineering team.
The festival of engineering leadership
London • June 16 & 17, 2025
More for Engineering managers
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In partnership with DronaHQ
Don’t underestimate low-code in an AI world
A low-code platform can limit the drawbacks of AI-generated code.
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How AI will change software engineering
No one can agree how AI will change software engineering. Here’s how to prepare anyway.
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AI coding mandates are driving developers to the brink
Under pressure to embrace AI, developers are growing frustrated by misguided mandates and are left to clean up any collateral damage inflicted on their codebase.
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The delegation formula that turns managers into leaders
Help your team thrive by assigning them tasks and avoiding micromanagement.
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The importance of supervising your AI coding agents
And 3 other themes from the latest Thoughtworks’ Technology Radar.
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The AI engineering curriculum
A reading list to help understand the latest paradigm shift in software engineering, as generative AI-powered coding tools enter the workforce.
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From engineer to manager, told from both sides
Every leap from IC to EM is shaped by mentorship, missteps, and moments of clarity. Here’s a rare look at both sides of that journey.
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Revenge of the boring jobs
New research sheds light on which industries foster better job satisfaction for developers.
Videos for Engineering managers
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In partnership with SabreHow enterprises can overcome the challenges of legacy code
How can enterprise engineering teams tackle the challenges of modernizing outdated codebases?
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In partnership with SplitFostering a culture of experimentation in your engineering teams
How can engineering leaders help their reports find joy in their work?
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Why can we still not measure team performance?
Scott Carey & Rebecca Murphey discuss findings from the LeadDev Engineering Team Performance report 2023.
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AI and the future of software engineering
Hywel Carver talks focuses on the shape of engineering teams and how they work – including how they have changed over time with the advent of Agile and DevOps – and suggest how this will change as AI-generated code becomes mainstream.
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Why can we still not measure team performance?
Scott Carey & Rebecca Murphey discuss findings from the LeadDev Engineering Team Performance report 2023.
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In partnership with JellyfishStrategies for leaders when planning the annual roadmap
What does a good yearly roadmap look like?
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Master modern hiring: Win the race for tech talent through equity, empathy & efficiency
In this lightning talk, Karat VP of Content Don Gannon-Jones explains how a focus on job readiness will empower you to manage the overflow of applicants and interviews without resorting to outdated tactics that require candidates to do a lot of guess-work and game-playing.
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Tackling Software Engineering Leaders’ Dual Mandate
Operational excellence has been engineering leaders’ mandate since the beginning. But, success in the business world has shifted over the past two decades, making software delivery the key driver. This revenue generation change added a new mandate for the engineering leader: Driving Business Outcomes.
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Why observability needs to be treated as critical infrastructure
In this talk, I’ll discuss how I worked with my ICs to develop a space where the use of metrics felt less intimidating and more like a valuable tool for growth.
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How I tackled the fear of metrics to level up conversations with my ICs
Jasmine Oliveira discusses how she worked with her ICs to develop a space where the use of metrics felt less intimidating and more like a valuable tool for growth.
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In partnership with KaratEverything you need to know about hiring engineers in 2023
How has the tech job market changed, and what does your org need to do to keep up?
