This issue dives into navigating ambiguity in engineering, balancing team cultures, fixing broken teams, and celebrating unconventional outcomes. Plus, discover the role of the Subtractionist in enhancing team velocity.
In this issue, we explore contrasting people management styles, bridge-building decisions, challenges of long-term projects, effective executive presentations, and the importance of context in team influence.
This issue explores the unintended consequences of incentives, the importance of cultural shifts, the value of performance reviews, investing in tech debt, and the need for clear communication within teams.
Welcome back. 🎉 Dive into this issue with insights on engineering management, diverse hiring strategies, tool canonicity, the roles of architects and tech leads, and the often-overlooked importance of security in startups.
In this festive final issue of the year, we explore strategies to enhance productivity, from addressing process debt to defining product leadership. Discover insights on shipping fast and increasing product velocity. Happy holidays. 🎄✨
In this issue, explore empowering talent, navigating change with kindness, mastering annual planning for engineering, and embracing asynchronous collaboration for distributed teams. Plus, discover a creative take on mapping your career.
In this issue, explore strategic planning through fairytales with Jason Cohen, tackle team synchronization with Mark Seemann, and uncover the roots of technical debt with Benji Weber. Dive into problem-solving with Will Larson's insights.
In this issue, explore key insights on driving change within teams, handling failures, navigating organizational danger zones, and understanding performance as contextual. Enhance your management skills and foster effective collaboration.
This issue explores effective leadership strategies, from balancing clarity and respect in commands to building trust and preventing burnout in high-performing teams. Plus, insights on salary benchmarking for engineers and understanding natural monopolies.
This issue explores the human dynamics in software engineering teams, innovative planning methodologies, and fostering an engaged culture. Plus, insights on leadership and effective time management for engineering managers.
In this issue, we explore the pitfalls of "Startup Make-Believe," the significance of recognizing patterns in teams, a critical look at cloud adoption, Apple’s innovative strategies, and the value of flexible project management.
In this issue, explore the nuances of leadership styles, insights from Meta's data engineering, strategies for engineering managers, cross-team collaboration tips, and the balance between performance and improvement for team success.
This issue explores networking strategies for introvert CTOs, stakeholder discovery, team dynamics through cycling, reasons for slower software shipping, and the importance of managing capacity over time.
This issue emphasizes the importance of using proven technology to foster innovation, blending junior and senior engineers for fresh perspectives, and clarifying management roles to avoid ambiguity. Discover effective leadership habits and insights from DoorDash's engineering management.
In this issue, we explore strategies for navigating challenges and effective leadership. Discover insights on prioritization, responding to employee raise requests, and the lessons learned from a CTO's journey.
In this issue, discover insights on optimizing company culture with Musk's intensity, estimating cloud costs, navigating accountabilities, enhancing management performance, and fostering kindness in engineering.
In this issue, explore how Microsoft evolved its Quality Assurance practices, focusing on the significance of merging development and testing roles for improved code quality and team agility. Discover the benefits of this approach.
In this issue, explore the art of Blink Estimation, gain insights on advancing to Staff Engineer, discover leadership as a research project, and learn to navigate growth during downturns. Plus, master the balance of saying “no” and “yes.”
This issue explores key challenges in performance and compensation for engineering teams, the importance of effective communication, and innovative methods for preparing for difficult conversations and enhancing teamwork.
This issue dives into the evolving role of engineering executives in hiring, the pitfalls of ticket-centric development, and the importance of risk scenarios. Plus, insights on balancing tech debt and time demands for leaders.