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…
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…
Actionable Ways for Engineering Managers to Hold Effective One-on-Ones
One often overlooked, but critical duty of an engineering manager is regular one-on-one meetings with each of your team…
Why Good Listeners Make For Great Leaders
While powerful leaders are often thought of as charismatic and dominant, data shows that introverted leaders are often just…
Planning for and Responding to Software Failures
You’ve probably heard Murphy’s law: “Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong.” That sounds hyperbolic, perhaps because it’s a…
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…