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…
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 Have Difficult Conversations at Work
As a software engineer, you may spend most of your time in front of a computer, but you're still…
Effective Delegation Strategies for Product Managers
Everyone knows that relentless focus and prioritization are table stakes in managing a product to success. But as the…
5 Tips for Managing Cross-Functional Software Teams
Cross-functional teams consist of people from different functional roles who operate to deliver a certain project or meet a…
Developing Hard and Soft Skills: An Engineering Manager’s Guide
To an engineering manager, the term “career development” is almost always associated with furthering your technical competency through conferences,…
Tips to Manage a Remote Team
Remote work has been, and continues to be, on the rise. Nearly 43% of Americans report working remotely at…
The Most Common Mistakes New Engineering Managers Make
Becoming a manager is a challenge for anyone, no matter what type of team they’re leading—and, between a tendency…
How Kanban Will Help Your Engineering Team Stay on Track
A few years ago, I found myself facing a good problem: the team of software developers I manage--and the…
6 Ways to Retain Your Development Team
A good developer is hard to find. Between a combination of mad skill and pure luck, you’ve succeeded in…
How to Have Difficult Conversations at Work
As a software engineer, you may spend most of your time in front of a computer, but you're still…
How Sharing Context Early (and Often) Engages Your Engineering Team
There's a common misconception that software developers just want to write code. Their co-workers are wary of annoying them,…
Motivate Your Engineering Team by Creating a Culture of “Celebrating Success”
Engineering management is a difficult job. There’s a lot to stay on top of, and it’s typical for major…