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Why AI is creating more demand for managers
New research suggests that the adoption of AI is adding layers to organizational hierarchies.
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What does visibility really mean for engineering teams?
Some managers may not know the line between micromanaging and good visibility. And it all depends on what kind of leader you are.
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Market your team’s success for wider impact
Making sure your team’s wins are visible garners a lot of advantages. Here’s how to do it right.
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Estimates as probabilities
This talk introduces a probability approach to estimations, aiming to transform delivery discussions into stress-free, trust-based conversations between tech teams and stakeholders.
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
How can I rebuild a struggling team’s confidence and trust?
When there’s friction in the team you’re managing, morale, performance, and trust all take a hit. How can you rectify the situation?
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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
Leading Snowflakes: Oren Ellenbogen in conversation
Understand how to lead unique individuals and improve your overall management skills
So you want to identify and nurture high performers?
Providing growth opportunities for the engineers in your team goes a long way toward motivating and retaining talent.
Resilient Management: Lara Hogan in conversation
Resilient Management is a guide to building, inspiring and leading resilient teams
Tactics for developing junior engineers
How to plan out intentional time for junior talent to be as productive as possible
Planning for success when scaling rapidly
Create goals, prioritize effectively, set expectations, and drive alignment.
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More about Engineering Management
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5 aspects to consider as an effective remote manager
There are multiple factors that can influence your remote team members, such as time zones and salary schedules. How you navigate them can improve your managerial impact.
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4 strategies to amplify engineering leader productivity
Learn how to become a more productive leader by focusing on the four core elements of alignment, prioritization, delegation, and time management.
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Validating soft skills with hard data
Pair these essential people skills with your technical expertise and hard data to run elite engineering teams.
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Building remote relationships for more productive teams
Since the pandemic, the rate of remote working teams has shot up, despite efforts from CEOs to get people to return to an in-office environment.
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Generative AI is already impacting tech hiring
Two new reports reveal that AI skills are in high demand – but the human touch is needed more than ever.
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Boosting team performance as a tech lead
Being parachuted into an inexperienced team can be a great opportunity for you to share your expertise and help individuals upskill.
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Driving efficiency with lean engineering teams
How to drive pace and build highly effective engineering teams when you can’t expand the headcount.
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Optimize hiring for speed and scale to outpace the competition
The hiring landscape has changed dramatically this year, but moving fast can create a huge competitive advantage when vying for top software engineering talent.
Top Engineering Management Videos
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Content sponsored by incident.ioReducing the burden of incident response on your teams
Unlock system reliability through a culture of shared responsibility and collaboration
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Content sponsored by JellyfishStrategies for leaders when planning the annual roadmap
What does a good yearly roadmap look like?
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How I tackled the fear of metrics to level up conversations with my ICs
Jasmine Oliveira discusses how she worked with her ICs to develop a space where the use of metrics felt less intimidating and more like a valuable tool for growth.
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Challenges in transforming a multicultural local-only company to a remote-first
Felipe Furlan discusses the most significant challenges and the strategies we use to overcome them. I will also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of such a strategy.
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How do you effectively manage senior ICs?
What does a good manager and direct report relationship look like for ICs?
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You will ship your org chart: understanding organization structure tradeoffs
Adam Berman talks about how your organization structure has a big impact on your workflows. Learn how to bolster your approach to drive more efficient product development.
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Sustaining Innovation with changing times: Adapting systems, teams, processes and yourself
This talk will look at two common themes – trust and adaptability – in systems, teams and process.
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Managing a passionate team: How to change the world without burning out
Lexi Galantino discusses how team members who feel passionate about their work are an excellent asset to a team, but over time even passion, met with an endless backlog of important tasks, can slip into burnout.