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How managers got caught up in the RTO clash
In the battle between execs and employees, managers lose
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“Trial by fire” is destroying your incident response
The worst time to learn about observability is during an outage.
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The uncomfortable middle: Growing as a Director in uncertain times
Grow as a leader of leaders through reorgs, role shifts, and team tensions in the messy middle of uncertainty.
Editor’s picks
1:1s Foundations: best practices for conversations that count
Building a safe space during your one-to-one meetings, where your direct report can be open and honest
Performance season made easy with this proven strategy
Performance review seasons are tense times for managers and reports alike. Here’s a system to smooth the process over.
Deadline: January 4, 2026
Call for Proposals for London 2026 is open!
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 Engineering Management playlist
It’s time to pay off your management debt
Explore management debt’s impact on organizations, uncovering inefficiencies and missed opportunities. Learn actionable strategies to identify, track, and eliminate management debt for sustainable growth.
Resilient Management: Lara Hogan in conversation
Resilient Management is a guide to building, inspiring and leading resilient teams
Managing authentically across levels
Learn how to manage engineers at all levels with practical tips for adapting your style to support growth and foster a thriving, high-performing engineering team.
Effective communication: Mastering growth-oriented feedback
Discover strategies for delivering feedback that builds trust and openness. Learn science-backed techniques to make feedback constructive, approachable, and growth-focused, helping teams unlock their full potential.
Tactics for developing junior engineers
How to plan out intentional time for junior talent to be as productive as possible
The festival for modern engineering leadership
London • June 2 & 3, 2026
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Managing underperformance in engineering teams
Dealing with underperformance is tough. Here are some ways to make it easier on you, the individual, and the team.
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What to expect when transitioning from IC to engineering manager
Making the move from individual contributor to EM? Here’s everything you need to know.
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Everything you need to know when transitioning from IC to manager
A new manager’s blueprint for success
Top Engineering Management Videos
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Getting to know your team’s strengths and weaknesses
How can engineering leaders understand more about what makes their reports happy, and leverage their strengths to build a happy and productive team?
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Traps when spotting and growing new managers
In this talk, Javier discusses how the success of a manager depends on two things: spotting skillset fit and cultivating habitat fit.
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Building effective engineering teams; lessons from 10 years at Google
In this talk, Addy shares the insights that help grow people into effective individual engineers.
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Critical components of successful delegation
This talk presents techniques to help you be prepared to delegate, sponsor, and coach your team in a way that empowers them to grow their careers and makes your load manageable.
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Effective methods for developing peers and levelling up your mentorship skills
Coaching and mentoring play a crucial role in developing your peers’ potential
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Managing compassionately through underperformance
You’ve identified that a person is underperforming. What comes next?
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Managing performance with clarity and empathy
How to write and communicate clear expectations and gain the confidence to address underperformance.
