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Demand for engineering managers is surging in the agentic coding era
Just not necessarily to be managers…
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Four dimensions of burnout: An anti-burnout framework for the AI era
A practical framework to help engineering leaders recognize burnout early, rebalance demands, and recover while staying effective and healthy.
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.
New York • September 15-16, 2026
Full LDX3 lineup is here 🙌
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 for modern engineering leadership
London • June 2 & 3, 2026
More about Engineering Management
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Three habits to thrive in your first engineering leadership role
Find your north star, grow your support network, and practice inquiry before answer
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Evaluating 1:1s: clear signs they’re going well or off the rails
Making the commitment to becoming the best manager you can be
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Imposter syndrome: why you need it
Everyone thinks imposter syndrome is bad, but what if we could harness it for growth?
Top Engineering Management Videos
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The delegation equation
In this storytelling session Leslie Chapman, Distinguished Engineer, will explore the right ways and times to delegate, and the pitfalls of not delegating properly.
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Creating and executing achievable goals for your high performance team
Tips to set and help your team execute their goals
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Planning for success when scaling rapidly
Create goals, prioritize effectively, set expectations, and drive alignment.
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Imperfect processes: navigating the fuzzier parts
Challenges our panellists have faced and different ways they have overcome them.
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The human cost of introducing process
The human cost of introducing processes and how to do it well, if at all.
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Crafting an intentional process
What principles and frameworks can you put in place to bring more confidence and understanding around the processes you set?
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Coaching, sponsorship, and feedback in your organization
Reflections on developing others from across management levels and spheres of influence.
