Senior tech leaders emphasize that taking responsibility and learning from failures are the only things that matter when things go wrong.
Strategies for managing team dependencies in tech organizations when other teams can't provide support, focusing on understanding constraints and building trust.
A guide on the concept of 'managing upwards' to build trust with your manager and increase productivity by proactively taking ownership.
A software engineering manager reflects on the challenges of building trust within tech teams, especially when lacking shared technical expertise.
A software engineer shares lessons learned from transitioning to a manager role, covering common pitfalls, team size, and promoting from within.
Argues that leadership impact should be measured by results per team member, not by the size of the organization managed.
Advice for engineering managers on making the leap to director, covering role definitions, promotion strategies, and mindset shifts.
A senior engineer discusses taking on product management duties to fill a gap, arguing that initiative and leadership are key at higher levels.
An engineering leadership article arguing that being available and building strong team connections is a crucial, often overlooked leadership skill.
A guide for founders on scaling by empowering new leaders, focusing on reversible vs. irreversible decisions in tech and product management.
A manager's guide to building and maintaining trust within a team, especially in remote and asynchronous work environments.
Explores seven common career inflection points and archetypes for senior engineering managers, focusing on self-awareness over rigid planning.
A data scientist shares practical strategies and mindsets for influencing technical teams and driving change without formal authority.
A guide for engineering managers on career development, focusing on building essential leadership skills, understanding power dynamics, and creating a trusted peer network.
A tech manager outlines their role, core values, and expectations for their team, focusing on transparency, ownership, and support.
A data science leader shares insights from a fireside chat on building and running data teams, focusing on their role as profit centers and collaboration strategies.
A guide for data science leaders on how to strategically select the most impactful problems for a team to work on, using frameworks like cost-benefit analysis.
A data science leader shares insights on hiring, training, and managing effective data science teams, based on experience at Lazada and uCare.
Explores the debate on whether engineering managers need strong technical skills or if management skills alone are sufficient.
An experienced manager discusses the psychological shift from engineer to manager, addressing how to find worth when your team does the implementation.
