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How engineering managers can use GenAI
7 ways engineering managers can use generative AI to help with non-coding tasks, from project planning to writing emails.
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How to manage rampant layoff anxiety
Layoff anxiety is on the rise as workforce confidence plummets. How do engineering leaders respond?
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Performance review mistakes and how to avoid them
They roll around every year, but it always feels like people could do a better job at executing them. Here’s some common mistakes to avoid.
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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.
London • June 16 & 17, 2025
Speakers Gergely Orosz, Camille Fournier
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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
The festival of engineering leadership
London • June 16 & 17, 2025
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Top Engineering Management Videos
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Paying down management debt without burning out
Frankie Nicoletti gives practical advice for triaging, prioritizing, and taking effective action to pay down your management debt while honoring your work/life balance.
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The Art & Science of Decision Buy-In
John Riviello examines how Comcast has employed the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) through important decision-making.
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Strategies for focusing on the most important thing
Ryan Harter advises on the tools to help you strategically combat anti-patterns in prioritization to consistently execute the most important projects.
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Demystifying the Re-Org
Milena Tala looks at how you can identify that your team requires a reorganisation at Leadev Together 2022
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Firing like a human
Chief Technology Officer at Anaconda talks about the tricky firing process and how to get it right. Learn about the safeguards that allow you to make this tough choice confidently and compassionately.
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Managing compassionately through underperformance
You’ve identified that a person is underperforming. What comes next? Senior Engineering Manager Adrienne Lowe will identify what you should do to help manage someone out of underperformance
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Managing performance with clarity and empathy
How can you even tell if someone is underperforming? Senior Director of Engineering at SlackHQ Rod Garcia looks at how to write and communicate clear expectations and gain the confidence to address underperformance.
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Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time
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