Latest
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Metrics don’t tell the whole story
Metrics can clue you in on issues proliferating in your systems, but customers’ anecdotal feedback can help you catch unknown unknowns.
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The magic of crisis
Discover how Staff+ engineers can use moments of crisis to drive lasting technical change and strengthen organizational systems.
Editor’s picks
Cooking up a culture of continuous learning
Continuous learning is an important part of building a collaborative culture.
Build a productive code review culture
Code reviews can be tense and stressful if done incorrectly. Avoid bikeshedding and set good cultural standards with these nine simple steps.
Trust is the ultimate driver of engineering excellence
How can you improve the level of trust in your teams to bolster performance and encourage an inclusive culture.
Deadline: January 4, 2026
Call for Proposals for London 2026 is open!
Essential reading
How to build an intentional culture
Don’t leave your culture up to chance. Curate your principles and values intentionally to build high-performing, harmonious teams.
On our Culture playlist
Culture, Clarity, Velocity
This session explores how leaders can examine proposed changes and prepare their teams to move from a culture that impedes progress to one that enables strategic change.
Happy teams don’t leave
To retain talent, engineering leaders need to establish an engaging culture within their teams
From hurdles to highways: Crafting a collaborative experimentation ecosystem at GetYourGuide
Discover how GetYourGuide transformed its experimentation platform, navigating challenges to build a streamlined, collaborative, and innovative ecosystem for efficient testing and creativity.
How to build a culture of accountability in your teams
In this panel, we’ll discuss what a culture of accountability actually looks like in practice, and the role of the engineering leader in encouraging a culture of accountability, not blame, in busy developer teams.
Fostering a culture of experimentation in your engineering teams
How can engineering leaders help their reports find joy in their work?
The festival for modern engineering leadership
London • June 2 & 3, 2026
More about Culture
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Growing an experiment-driven quality culture
Learn about the actionable steps you can take to achieve an outstanding quality culture via experimentation.
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Why motivation and self-efficacy drives thriving software teams
Don’t overlook the importance of self-efficacy and sustaining motivation through challenges as qualities of thriving software development teams.
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Building a more effective DevSecOps culture
Many of the old walls have come down between developers, operations, and security professionals, but there are still some steps you can take to build a truly effective culture.
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How to avoid burnout in remote engineers
Working remotely may not seem like the sort of environment where burnout thrives, but it is. Learn about ways to avoid common pitfalls and lead a more balanced work life.
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Four strategies for avoiding stress as a senior engineer
Work can be stressful, but using these four techniques can slow things down and help you make clearer decisions.
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Being an empathetic leader during organizational change
As a leader, it’s essential to create a positive and supportive environment for your team, especially during times of organizational change.
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How team agreements promote high performance
Cohesive teams share unspoken and spoken agreements which inform the way members interact and collaborate. If handled well, they help boost productivity.
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Using workshops to align technical vision and team principles
Using the framework and lessons learned from a workshop led by VP of Engineering Anthony Mayer, discover how you can align your technical vision and company principles for a growing engineering team.
Top Culture videos
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Capability, Vulnerability, Fallibility, and Flexibility: A Permission System for Trust
Anjuan Simmons at LeadDev Together 2022
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Dynamic Reteaming: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams: Heidi Helfand in conversation
How can you manage the effects of changes occurring within your team?
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Examples are hard: Prioritizing developer experience
Understand how to always put your developers’ experience first
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Great engineers are made by great engineering teams
Learn how to build teams that nurture great engineers.
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Shaping culture in the engineering organization
How to you ensure diversity, equity, and belonging are fundamental parts of your culture.
