
Latest videos
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In partnership with HarnessHow AI is increasing systems resiliency
Facing more code than ever, learn the resiliency best practices used by SREs, including where AI can help
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Try, try again
Learn why intelligent retries are essential for resilient systems, and how to implement them safely with proper limits and timing.
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Your career isn’t stuck – you’re playing by the wrong rules
Discover what true inclusion means by exploring practical ways to support neurodivergent colleagues and create genuinely diverse teams.
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Leading without committing: Managing teams outside your tech stack
Learn how to lead engineering teams outside your expertise by building trust, enabling growth, and empowering without micromanaging.
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In partnership with incident.ioBeyond the code: hiring for cultural alignment
Learn strategies to assess cultural alignment in engineering hiring, balancing technical skills with authentic evaluation of team fit.
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Estimation is a waste of time
Learn to replace inaccurate estimates with data-driven probabilistic forecasting, dramatically improving delivery predictability and stakeholder relationships.
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No one needs me (and that’s the point)
Learn how to build autonomous teams that thrive without you, so you can focus on higher-impact leadership work.
Highlights from our conferences
Measure for Change
Picking metrics is one thing. But the harder decisions lie in what to do with them afterward.
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Drive product gaps as an engineering leader
Discover practical strategies for engineering leaders to influence product development effectively, even in the absence of strong product management and a clear company vision.
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Growth in a downturn
In this talk, Smruti Patel asks, if hyper-growth is marked by spending more to make more, what does building for enduring growth look like?
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Idea to Innovation
Join me as we embark on a journey to dissect the anatomy of innovation, uncover strategies to unlock the full potential of ideas, and transform them into impactful realities. Let’s build a strong culture of innovation, and make sure that it is not just a buzzword but a tangible outcome.
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Slack enterprise key management: Senior to staff lessons
Explore the key lessons and skills Audrei gained during their first Staff+ project, Slack Enterprise Key Management. This talk offers insights for anyone growing in their Staff+ career.
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Other people’s problems: a primer on coaching
The world’s best leaders seem to have one thing in common, and it has nothing to do with their intellect or their broad experience.
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Dynamic Reteaming: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams: Heidi Helfand in conversation
How can you manage the effects of changes occurring within your team?
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Engineering Management for the Rest of Us: Sarah Drasner in conversation
Transition from being a great engineer to being a great engineering manager
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Understanding the role of a CTO
How to define and develop in your role on the technical track.
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Investing in your personal development as an engineering leader
Learn how to set aside time to grow as a leader while leading your own teams.
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Hiring the right engineer for your org
Accurately evaluate soft skills and predict whether a candidate is a good fit for your organization
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Preparing your engineering team for organizational growth
Company growth opens up new opportunities but also brings structural and technical changes
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Effective Remote Work: James Stanier in conversation
How to be just as impactful in a distributed workforce
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Empowering your engineering teams to address legacy code
Improve the way your engineering team works with legacy code
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Setting standards for your technical assessments
How to make sure your technical interviews are fair, engaging and indicative of the role
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Examples are hard: Prioritizing developer experience
Understand how to always put your developers’ experience first
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Everyone can contribute: Make it so!
How to increase velocity without needing to hire new engineers.
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Great engineers are made by great engineering teams
Learn how to build teams that nurture great engineers.
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The places you’ll go: how to keep learning in leadership
Laura Thomson demonstrates how to keep up with technology trends as a leader.
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Shaping culture in the engineering organization
How to you ensure diversity, equity, and belonging are fundamental parts of your culture.
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The difficult teenage years: setting your tech strategy after the launch
How to make sure that you don’t lose sight of your original technical strategy when creating a new product
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Building Culture through Communication
Neha Batra talks about building a team culture requires time, care, attention, and intention.
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Reporting effectively to the board
Accurately represent the impact of your org to senior stakeholders.
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A Commune in the Ivory Tower? – A new approach to architecture decisions
Andrew Harmel-Law introduces a mindset and an associated set of practices which do away with the traditional idea of “Architects” while bringing the practice of “Architecture” to the fore.




