Polishing Product Management Skills
Leadership roles are, by their nature, fuzzy. Look at the Engineering Manager role and you might see one of 5 common archetypes, or an even …
Leadership
Look Ahead
When you’re driving a car, you shouldn’t focus on only the metre ahead of you. When you’re walking, you don’t put your entire focus on …
Software Engineering Leadership Communities
I receive a number of requests through this blog, in my workshops and through Level Up, a curated newsletter for leaders in tech about connecting …
Double-Loop Learning
Double-loop learning is one of the most powerful leadership tools I draw on. Too many leaders don’t draw on double-loop learning. I can tell because …
Anyone Can Be a Leader
I have heard so many misconceptions about leadership and being a leader. One of them, in particular, is that being a leader is something someone …
Multipliers
A long time back, I read Multipliers: How The Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Liz Wiseman. It’s a great book worth reading for any …
Book Recommendations By Engineering Leaders
I’m stunned to have met several people in my career who proudly say, “I have never read a [technical/leadership] book.” I certainly acknowledge information is …
Your Most Precious Resource
As a leader, you have many resources as your command. But there is only one which you cannot replace. Time. With the right conditions, you …
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 …
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 …
