Leadership skills
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How to be the best servant leader for your team
7 mins
14 Dec 2023
Article
How to be the best servant leader for your team
Ashwin
Raghav Mohan Ganesh
Harsha
Vardhan Mudumba Venkata
The 4 pillars of empathetic leadership
5 mins
20 Nov 2023
Article
The 4 pillars of empathetic leadership
David
Kiger
Introducing new processes to your team
5 mins
19 Oct 2023
Article
Introducing new processes to your team
Yi Fei
Wu
LeadDev editor’s picks: September 2023
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2 mins
08 Sep 2023
Article
LeadDev editor’s picks: September 2023
Scott
Carey
Demystifying the VP of engineering role
+1 more
4 mins
30 Aug 2023
Article
Demystifying the VP of engineering role
Emily
Nakashima
Anastasija
Kovacevic
Using high-quality questions to unlock innovation
5 mins
09 Aug 2023
Article
Using high-quality questions to unlock innovation
Sho
Soboyejo
Answering some common engineering leadership questions
9 mins
03 Aug 2023
Article
Answering some common engineering leadership questions
Mathias
Meyer
Lena
Reinhard
Building a prioritization framework
6 mins
17 Jul 2023
Article
Building a prioritization framework
Saimon
Sharif
Being a tech lead doesn’t mean having all the answers
5 mins
25 May 2023
Article
Being a tech lead doesn’t mean having all the answers
Jack
Franklin
How great managers create stability during turbulent times
8 mins
09 May 2023
Article
How great managers create stability during turbulent times
Addy
Osmani
Four key steps to take for an effective project handoff
5 mins
28 Apr 2023
Article
Four key steps to take for an effective project handoff
Laurie
Barth
The importance of developer agency in thriving software teams
6 mins
27 Apr 2023
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by PLURALSIGHT
The importance of developer agency in thriving software teams
Cat
Hicks
Being a highly sensitive engineering leader during uncertain times
8 mins
22 Mar 2023
Article
Being a highly sensitive engineering leader during uncertain times
Tanya
Raheel
Four ways great leaders can build strong teams
7 mins
14 Mar 2023
Article
Four ways great leaders can build strong teams
Jason
Lengstorf
An engineering leader’s guide to tackling change
5 mins
16 Feb 2023
Article
An engineering leader’s guide to tackling change
Laurie
Barth
Managing complex organizational change
5 mins
14 Feb 2023
Article
Managing complex organizational change
Addy
Osmani
Exercising foresight as an engineering leader
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5 mins
06 Feb 2023
Article
Exercising foresight as an engineering leader
Pat
Kua
How to be an ethical engineering leader
8 mins
12 Jan 2023
Article
How to be an ethical engineering leader
Adriana
Villela
Why impatience is a virtue in engineering leaders
4 mins
05 Oct 2022
Article
Why impatience is a virtue in engineering leaders
Gina
Trapani
How becoming a parent accelerated my path to staff engineer
6 mins
20 Sep 2022
Article
How becoming a parent accelerated my path to staff engineer
Krys
Flores
The key to alignment: Understanding your company’s stage of growth
8 mins
30 Aug 2022
Article
The key to alignment: Understanding your company’s stage of growth
Sarah
Milstein
Three ways to make time for reflection as an engineering leader
9 mins
17 Aug 2022
Article
Three ways to make time for reflection as an engineering leader
Pat
Kua
Investing in your personal development as an engineering leader
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+2 more
18 May 2022
Video
CONTENT SPONSORED by SKILLER WHALE
Investing in your personal development as an engineering leader
Vitor
Reis
Jasmine
James
Taking over an existing engineering team? Follow these three tips.
11 mins
21 Jun 2022
Article
Taking over an existing engineering team? Follow these three tips.
Vaidehi
Joshi
How do Netflix, Nubank, and Airbrake achieve engineering success?
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+1 more
13 mins
18 May 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by AIRBRAKE
How do Netflix, Nubank, and Airbrake achieve engineering success?
Lindsey
Bleimes
Sangeeta
Narayanan
How to lead when you’re going through a personal crisis
8 mins
09 May 2022
Article
How to lead when you’re going through a personal crisis
Swati
Swoboda
It’s not a people problem. So what is it?
12 mins
30 Mar 2022
Article
It’s not a people problem. So what is it?
Edi
Bouazza
How to build trust when building software
11 mins
30 Mar 2022
Article
How to build trust when building software
Gina
Trapani
The three things leaders owe their teams
10 mins
22 Mar 2022
Article
The three things leaders owe their teams
Jason
Lengstorf
Supporting, influencing, and leading as a security practitioner
14 mins
11 Mar 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by STACKHAWK
Supporting, influencing, and leading as a security practitioner
Izar
Tarandach
Five valuable lessons for a new tech lead
12mins
01 Feb 2022
Article
Five valuable lessons for a new tech lead
James
Samuel
11 Nov 2021
Video
The Manager’s Path: Camille Fournier in conversation
Camille
Fournier
Suzan
Bond
26 Jul 2021
Video
Holding effective coaching conversations
Nik
Knight
Phillipa
Rodney
26 Jul 2021
Video
Seeking and receiving feedback as an engineering leader
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Jackie
Luo
Marcel
Weekes
Borrowing lines from great leaders around you
5 mins
14 Jun 2021
Article
Borrowing lines from great leaders around you
Lara
Hogan
Leading engineers when you aren't one yourself
6 mins
06 May 2021
Article
Leading engineers when you aren't one yourself
Sarah
Milstein
Common management failures in developing individual contributors
6 mins
24 Feb 2021
Article
Common management failures in developing individual contributors
Camille
Fournier
How to nurture the introverts in your engineering team
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7 mins
18 Feb 2021
Article
How to nurture the introverts in your engineering team
Betina
Costa
Building and conveying vision
+2 more
45 mins
07 Apr 2020
Video
Building and conveying vision
Kevin
Goldsmith
Neha
Batra
11 Sep 2015
Video
Empathetic communication as an engineering leader
Sam
Barnes
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08 Jun 2017
Video
Leadership Lessons from the Agile Manifesto
Anjuan
Simmons
21 Feb 2017
Video
Lending privilege as engineering leaders
Anjuan
Simmons
Tools for effective delegation in engineering management
10 mins
29 Jan 2021
Article
Tools for effective delegation in engineering management
Jason
Wong
21 Feb 2017
Video
Leading through public speaking as an engineering leader
Lara
Hogan
Four areas of focus for successful technical leaders
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5 mins
26 Jan 2021
Article
Four areas of focus for successful technical leaders
Tanaka
Mutakwa
Should engineering managers be technical?
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7 mins
25 Jan 2021
Article
Should engineering managers be technical?
Charity
Majors
Navigating conflict between management styles
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6 mins
06 Nov 2020
Article
Navigating conflict between management styles
Kevin
Stewart
Engineering management 101: evaluating your team’s performance
7 mins
21 Oct 2020
Article
Engineering management 101: evaluating your team’s performance
Camille
Fournier
Supporting your team in the face of technical unknowns
4 mins
01 Oct 2020
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by WORK & CO
Supporting your team in the face of technical unknowns
Nick
Lee
Level up into leadership with human-centered design
6 mins
18 Sep 2020
Article
Level up into leadership with human-centered design
Crystal
Yan
30 Apr 2019
Video
How to scale yourself at the speed of Slack
Julia
Grace
How to lead senior engineers as a new manager
6 mins
14 Dec 2023
Article
How to lead senior engineers as a new manager
Jiovanni
Rosario
4 strategies to amplify engineering leader productivity
5 mins
30 Oct 2023
Article
4 strategies to amplify engineering leader productivity
Leslie
Chapman
A leader’s guide to effective time management
8 mins
07 Sep 2023
Article
A leader’s guide to effective time management
Francisco
Trindade
Maximizing your impact when moving into a leadership role
6 mins
07 Aug 2023
Article
Maximizing your impact when moving into a leadership role
Kevin
Ball
Improve your learning culture with retrospectives
8 mins
26 May 2023
Article
Improve your learning culture with retrospectives
Kristen
Foster-Marks
Leading as the most experienced engineer in the room
7 mins
05 May 2023
Article
Leading as the most experienced engineer in the room
Meg
Adams
Setting your team up for success while on parental leave
9 mins
29 Mar 2023
Article
Setting your team up for success while on parental leave
Maude
Lemaire
Values: The runbook for leadership
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6 mins
22 Feb 2023
Article
Values: The runbook for leadership
Nickolas
Means
Three ways to develop contextual awareness as a leader
4 mins
31 Jan 2023
Article
Three ways to develop contextual awareness as a leader
Atindra
Ghosh
Navigating complexity as an engineering leader
6 mins
30 Nov 2022
Article
Navigating complexity as an engineering leader
Rohit
Kumar
The leader’s journal: Become an inspiring leader in ten minutes a day
7 mins
13 Sep 2022
Article
The leader’s journal: Become an inspiring leader in ten minutes a day
Ofir
Sharony
Five management anti-patterns and why they happen
11 mins
18 Jul 2022
Article
Five management anti-patterns and why they happen
Mugdha
Myers
How to manage up in your team: Six steps for success
8 mins
25 May 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by CODE CLIMATE
How to manage up in your team: Six steps for success
Tadeh
Hakopian
Being available: The secret to great leadership
6 mins
06 Apr 2022
Article
Being available: The secret to great leadership
Cassidy
Williams
Navigating engineering leadership through the pandemic and beyond
+3 more
24 Mar 2022
Video
Navigating engineering leadership through the pandemic and beyond
Vaidehi
Joshi
Denise
Yu
Grow your influence with the art of diplomacy
7 mins
09 Feb 2022
Article
Grow your influence with the art of diplomacy
Pat
Kua
26 Jul 2021
Video
Project Execution: Setting-up a cross-team project for success
Andrew
Hao
Ras
Kasa Williams
26 Jul 2021
Video
Managing up for engineering leaders
Garima
Sharma
Career development for engineering managers
9 mins
03 Jun 2021
Article
Career development for engineering managers
Charity
Majors
You're not just a manager, you're also a boss
18 mins
23 Feb 2021
Article
You're not just a manager, you're also a boss
Amy
Newell
Powerful questions and active listening
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10 mins
07 Apr 2020
Video
Powerful questions and active listening
Kristen
Belcher
08 Jun 2017
Video
Communicating as an engineering leader
Adrian
Howard
21 Feb 2017
Video
Leading radical change as an engineering manager
Rebecca
Murphey
Building Strong Foundations for Engineering Leadership
39 mins
27 Jun 2018
Video
Building Strong Foundations for Engineering Leadership
Alicia
Liu
The invisible song of engineering leadership
4 mins
09 Nov 2020
Article
The invisible song of engineering leadership
Nickolas
Means
Learnings from my first 90 days as an engineering manager
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9 mins
16 Oct 2020
Article
Learnings from my first 90 days as an engineering manager
Yenny
Cheung
08 Nov 2019
Video
Transitioning from technical leadership to parenthood, and back again
Tara
Feener
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