Avoid Burnout and Start Saying No. Here’s How.
A lot of first-time leaders say yes too frequently. They say yes to every request or interruption. They say yes because they want to please …
Book Review and Notes of Team Topologies
Book Review In our book, “Building Evolutionary Architectures” we talked about the Inverse Conway Maneuver, or using Conway’s Law to your advantage. Conway’s Law implies …
5 Engineering Manager Archetypes
“There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things.” — Phil Karlton Introduction In today’s tech organisations, you find 2 …
6 Things Leaders Can Do in Difficult Times
Difficult times, by definition are never easy. Uncertainty, stress, tensions and emotions run high, making it more difficult to focus and to know how to …
The Definition of a Tech Lead
Our industry is infamous for confusing terms. Roles in software development are a good example. Titles like Architect, Tech Lead, Team Lead and Engineering Manager …
Book Review: The Unicorn Project
The book’s background It’s rare to read a lot of books like The Unicorn Project. Like its predecessor, The Phoenix Project, it uses a business …
Maker vs Multiplier
In my coaching sessions with first-time leaders, I listen carefully to uncover their default operating mode: Maker or Multiplier. Both of these modes are important …
Announcing the launch of the Tech Lead Academy
I’m very happy to announce the launch of the Tech Lead Academy (http://techlead.academy). The goal of the academy aligns well with my personal mission of …
Coping with a Crisis
A crisis is the perfect test for a leader. Strong leaders will face a crisis head on. Weak leaders will ignore the crisis until it …
The Essential Guide to Taming Hypergrowth
During my time at N26, I experienced first hand a company experiencing hypergrowth. As a leader responsible for managing and scaling tech, I researched what …
