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Grow your influence like a leader, not a boss
Extending your influence past your immediate circle isn’t as straightforward as you’d like to hope. But there are a few strategies you can employ to help.
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Content sponsored by Swarmia
Engineering leadership in a post-ZIRP world
Six key areas for engineering leaders to focus on in the post-hypergrowth era, from financial acumen, to operational efficiency.
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Content sponsored by Chainguard
Does ‘shifting security left’ really work?
“Shifting security left” is a term in modern DevOps that refers to the practice of integrating security measures earlier in the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Editor’s picks
Adapting your leadership for a downturn
Leading through a downturn requires a different approach. Here’s how to realign your leadership to suit this new set of challenges.
How to lead individuals with advanced technical expertise
If you’re a manager of individual contributor’s who have more years of experience on you, you may be confused on how best to lead them.
Tech layoffs are making things worse for women in leadership
The recent wave of layoffs has left fewer women in leadership positions, can the trend be reversed?
How to lead senior engineers as a new manager
If you’ve just entered a management role, cultivating your relationship with the senior engineers on your team may be a daunting prospect. Here are a few ways to get that relationship off to a good start.
November 4 & 5, 2025
The leadership conference for tech leads and engineering leaders.
Essential reading
Reasons to step into a leadership role (and the reasons not to)
Thinking of becoming an engineering leader? Let Pat Kua help you with the first step of the journey.
On our Leadership playlist
Leading Snowflakes: Oren Ellenbogen in conversation
Understand how to lead unique individuals and improve your overall management skills
Elevating your leadership skills during tough times
What skills do you need to be a great leader during economic uncertainty?
Resilient Management: Lara Hogan in conversation
Resilient Management is a guide to building, inspiring and leading resilient teams
Post-ZIRP engineering leadership
This talk explores the evolution of the engineering leadership role from the growth-focused 2010s to today’s environment of increased scrutiny and accountability.
November 4 & 5, 2025
The leadership conference for tech leads and engineering leaders.
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The good, the bad, and the tech strategy
Technical Director Anna Shipman will look at the fundamentals of tech strategy in her talk ‘The good, the bad, and the tech strategy’ on February 15 at LeadDev Together
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Intentional influence
Learn how to create positive change in your work environment and gain buy-in from people in power, your direct reports, and cross-functional leaders.
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Technologists: how to make decisions for your organization and our society
Nimisha Asthagiri: As a technologist, you have the power to create, to change, to destroy, and to sustain.
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The Manager’s Path: Camille Fournier in conversation
A guide for tech leaders navigating growth and change.
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Balancing user needs, platform health, and engineer growth
In this talk, Kasa will walk through tactics for addressing each challenge; things that work, things that don’t work, things that appear to work until they don’t at LeadDev Together.
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Project Execution: Setting-up a cross-team project for success
In this panel, we’ll be focusing on successful strategies for landing big projects. We’ll discuss the principles of how to plan, conceptualize, and deliver big projects.
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Managing up for engineering leaders
Is managing up bad?
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Seeking and receiving feedback as an engineering leader
In this panel, we’ll explore how engineering leaders can actively seek and receive feedback, and how to interpret feedback to steer self-improvement.