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How to rebuild trust after layoffs
Layoffs happen, it’s how you deal with them as a leader that matters.
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What the end of Section 174 means for software developer hiring
New US law brings in significant tax changes, which could change the face of hiring.
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How to communicate mandates (even if you disagree with them)
You may not agree with a mandate, but that shouldn’t affect the way you communicate it to your team.
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10 things nobody tells you about OKRs
OKRs are a simple – and useful – sounding idea, but in practice, there are all kinds of troubles people get bogged down in. Here are ten, rarely mentioned, things that can help.
Editor’s picks
1:1s Foundations: best practices for conversations that count
Building a safe space during your one-to-one meetings, where your direct report can be open and honest
Performance season made easy with this proven strategy
Performance review seasons are tense times for managers and reports alike. Here’s a system to smooth the process over.
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 Engineering Management playlist

It’s time to pay off your management debt
Explore management debt’s impact on organizations, uncovering inefficiencies and missed opportunities. Learn actionable strategies to identify, track, and eliminate management debt for sustainable growth.

Resilient Management: Lara Hogan in conversation
Resilient Management is a guide to building, inspiring and leading resilient teams

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.

Effective communication: Mastering growth-oriented feedback
Discover strategies for delivering feedback that builds trust and openness. Learn science-backed techniques to make feedback constructive, approachable, and growth-focused, helping teams unlock their full potential.

Tactics for developing junior engineers
How to plan out intentional time for junior talent to be as productive as possible
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Managing unexpected work requests when your team is busy
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Finding the right kind of opportunities for your sponsee
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How to build multiplatform skills in your mobile app team
Upskilling your mobile developers across Android and iOS
Top Engineering Management Videos
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Driving effective Prioritization for optimal business outcomes
Learn how to identify and build upon the skills needed for having effective prioritization conversations.
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How to build trust as a new manager in a fully remote team
Sadhana Gopal talks about some of the opportunities and challenges represented by this new way of working. She will also deconstruct a 90 day plan for a new manager leading digitally on what they should focus on, be wary of and how they can make this journey an enjoyable one, setting them up for success.
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Be the catalyst in a junior engineer’s career
A career is a marathon, not a sprint. We often see rapid burnout in the industry. What preventative steps can we take as managers to ensure that Junior software engineers are not just surviving, but thriving?
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Seven surprisingly simple ways to stem burnout
Anna Granta shares seven surprisingly simple ways to stem burnout, so that you can sleep better, be healthier, and enjoy deeper relationships.
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Success isn’t repeatable
Hywel Carver looks at how leaders are responsible for meeting their organisation’s goals by ensuring their team has the capabilities it needs to succeed. And managers are responsible for ensuring their reports continue to develop and improve.
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Key aspects of managing senior engineers
Katja Lotz has found that there are certain focus areas of your leadership that often provide value for senior engineers. These values include deciphering organizational complexity, nurturing the multiplier effect and providing opportunities.
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People building: Career planning for your direct reports
Daniel Burke shares his playbook on career planning for your direct reports.
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Why mentoring selfishly is better than selflessly
John Apostol talks about how his mentorship style has changed in the past three years. Focusing on how his own growth has been a boon in growing developers in his care.