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Need-to-know tactics for managing up successfully
Managing up can be difficult – even more so when you have a distant leader. Here’s how to make the best out of the situation.
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DEI crackdown sparks quiet tech rollback
LeadDev’s Engineering Leadership Report 2025 examines how political shifts and investor pressures are quietly reshaping DEI priorities across the tech industry.
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Who is going to fill the engineering leadership vacuum?
As the tech industry continues its assault on middle management, staff engineers are being asked to step up.
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In partnership with Octopus DeployMeasuring productivity without freaking people out
How to keep a healthy culture when you put developers under the microscope
Editor’s picks
How to lead individuals with advanced technical expertise
If you’re a manager of individual contributor’s who have more years of experience on you, you may be confused on how best to lead them.
How can I rebuild a struggling team’s confidence and trust?
When there’s friction in the team you’re managing, morale, performance, and trust all take a hit. How can you rectify the situation?
How to lead senior engineers as a new manager
If you’ve just entered a management role, cultivating your relationship with the senior engineers on your team may be a daunting prospect. Here are a few ways to get that relationship off to a good start.
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Essential reading
Reasons to step into a leadership role (and the reasons not to)
Thinking of becoming an engineering leader? Let Pat Kua help you with the first step of the journey.
On our Leadership playlist
What we talk about when we talk about leadership
Exploring key leadership themes from years in tech, this talk offers guidance and practical strategies to help engineers become the leaders they want to be.
From engineer to executive: Leading the shift and inspiring business-minded tech teams
Explore the journey from engineering leader to CTO, with insights on bridging technology and business strategy, leading with influence, and fostering business-minded tech teams.
Elevating your leadership skills during tough times
What skills do you need to be a great leader during economic uncertainty?
Post-ZIRP engineering leadership
This talk explores the evolution of the engineering leadership role from the growth-focused 2010s to today’s environment of increased scrutiny and accountability.
Agendas for New York events are live!
Lineup includes Addy Osmani, Kevin Goldsmith, Robin Bonatesta, and more…
New York • October 15 & 16, 2025
More about Engineering Management
Top Leadership videos
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Scaling engineering organizations
In this talk, Sangeeta will cover the dimensions of scale in an Engineering Organization and how to lead through it to create success.
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Other people’s problems: a primer on coaching
The world’s best leaders seem to have one thing in common, and it has nothing to do with their intellect or their broad experience.
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Engineering Management for the Rest of Us: Sarah Drasner in conversation
Transition from being a great engineer to being a great engineering manager
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Investing in your personal development as an engineering leader
Learn how to set aside time to grow as a leader while leading your own teams.
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Navigating the minefield of changing working relationships when stepping into leadership
Humayra Hanif provides recommendations in order to succeed as a new leader and emphasises the importance of collecting feedback from your team, and understanding more about their motivations.
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Navigating engineering leadership through the pandemic and beyond
Engineering leaders for LeadDev New York 2022 discuss the current changing landscape.
