Staff+ Archives

The performance curve: A legacy model in modern disguise

A critique of modern performance management, exposing its flawed assumptions and hidden biases, while offering actionable insights for leaders to build fairer, more effective systems that align with their morals and modern organizational goals.

Alex Karp

Accessibility of codebases: A team leader’s perspective

We explore making codebases approachable, onboarding efficiently, and learning stress-free. Discover tools, metrics, and techniques to build a codebase your team enjoys working on and feels confident contributing to.

Osada Paranaliyanage

The sprinter’s leadership mindset

What engineering leaders can learn from the discipline, focus, and strategy of a sprinter.

Ugo Anomelechi

Training innovation: The key to long-term success

Innovation doesn’t just happen – it’s a skill that must be trained. Learn practical techniques for fostering innovation in engineering teams, from mindset shifts to structured frameworks.

Mykola Kondratiuk

Leader or engineer? Navigating our technical identity crisis

Am I still technical enough? What does my team think?

Drawing from the hard-won lessons of a leadership initiative for 250 engineers, this talk uncovers unexpected truths in the conflict between technical depth and leadership.

Marcus Gardiner

Lost and alone over the Pacific

On December 22, 1978, veteran US Navy pilot Jay Prochnow found himself lost over the Pacific after a navigation failure during a solo ferry flight. With no land in sight and nightfall approaching, he had to find a way to survive. This is the story of how he navigated out of the crisis – and what we can learn from his experience.

Nick Means

Creating the next generation of Senior Engineers

An introduction to the science of teaching – pedagogy – how it applies to leadership and techniques to grow our teams in the era of doing more with less.

Alasdair Smith

From code to commerce: Engineering’s role in driving business growth

Learn how engineering leadership drives business success by linking technical excellence to measurable outcomes, fostering commercial awareness, and optimizing performance at scale.