4 Engineering Manager Skills to Master for Success
While engineering is sometimes thought of as a solitary craft, building modern technology products requires cohesive and collaborative teams…
Interviewing for an Engineering Manager Role? 15 Questions You Should be Prepared to Answer
Congratulations! You’ve got yourself an interview to become an engineering manager. That’s great news. There’s just one problem –…
Highly Effective and Respected Managers are Playing Chess, not Checkers
Whether you’re new to managing a team or looking to improve your leadership skills, the nuances of leading others…
How to Be an Ally At Work
In a world of increasing opportunity, economic mobility, and openness, companies are learning (many of them the hard way)…
5 Ways Engineering Managers Can Facilitate Flow
As the manager of a software development team, you spend a lot of time looking for ways to get…
Are You Ready to Be a Manager?
If you’ve been working your way up in your company—whether you’re at a small startup with less defined levels…
How to Manage Stakeholder Feedback as a Product Manager
Most product managers find it challenging to balance internal stakeholder feedback with what customers are asking for. Throw in…
Actionable Tips for Dealing with Imposter Syndrome at Work
Imposter syndrome has become a bit of a buzzword in many tech and business circles—but it’s not without reason.…
4 Tips in Agile for Product Managers
Agile is not just a buzzword. Being agile is everything I do and live for as a PM. In this…
How to Tell an Employee They're Not Ready for a Promotion
Many of us know how tough it can be to miss out on a promotion—particularly when your colleagues are…
5 Behaviors That Are Toxic to Company Culture
Whether you’re a startup founder, an HR executive, or even a concerned employee trying to make your company’s culture…
Strategies to Nip Negative Office Gossip in the Bud
It’s inevitable that employees who spend the majority of their time together talk amongst themselves—and most of the time,…
5 Strategies to Motivate an Apathetic Team Member
If you lead a team, chances are you selected each of them—at least in part—because they seemed excited about…