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How to boost your management impact with AI tools
Developers got their AI moment. It is time engineering managers had theirs too.
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Why did Microsoft just fire employee protesters?
Microsoft fired four employees who protested its alleged ties to the Israeli military.
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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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The uncomfortable middle: Growing as a Director in uncertain times
Grow as a leader of leaders through reorgs, role shifts, and team tensions in the messy middle of uncertainty.
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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.
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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.
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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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Becoming an engineering manager: autonomy equals responsibility
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Evaluating 1:1s: clear signs they’re going well or off the rails
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Top Engineering Management Videos
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DevOps for Dummies: Emily Freeman in conversation
Understand the competitive advantages of DevOps and why it is important.
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Bottom up org change and evolution
Sebastian Duque explains how Intercom has been successful at empowering engineers to drive organizational change.
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Death and life of great software teams
Vaidehi Joshi looks at how we can apply Jane Jacobs principles of a vibrant city to a vibrant codebase.
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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.