Blog
Raising money to bring you data-driven engineering at scale
Announcing GitPrime’s Series A, led by OpenView partners. Here’s a special thanks to everyone who has helped us reach this milestone.
How to create momentum on day zero
How to set the tone for the cadence and culture of your team – even before your newest recruits have stepped on board.
The unexpected disparity between managing ICs and managing managers
The transition from managing individual contributors to managing managers is not as simple as it seems. Here’s why, and how to navigate that transition.
High-touch leadership in a fully-remote culture
An alternative approach to ensuring interpersonal connection – and individual health – in a globally distributed team.
40 years of engineering leadership evolution
How engineering leadership roles have evolved – from managers to VPEs and CTOs – and how these roles interact with their teams today.
The elephant in your retrospectives
Every team has elephants – the only difference is that some are able to coax them out of the room. Here’s how to approach the most complex and uncomfortable issues.
How to fake excellent 1:1s
One-on-one meetings are the cornerstone of your leadership practice. Here’s a framework (and a downloadable checklist) for focused and productive 1:1s.
How agile changes the role of the engineering manager
“You’re moving from the manager owning delivery to the team owning delivery.” Here’s how agile transforms the roles that engineering managers play.
The leadership gold in your git history
Being entirely forward-focused isn’t actually the best approach to running software teams. Here’s why your codebase history is a valuable leadership tool.
The problem with “underpromise, overdeliver”
“Underpromise, overdeliver” has become something of a mantra when it comes to delighting customers. But when we adopt this mindset with our colleagues, it becomes something else entirely.
“Build, Measure, and Learn” when it comes to your engineering organization
Engineering organizations have focused exclusively on the work product (what has been built) while ignoring the work process (how we did building it) – until now.
Teaching your team how to troubleshoot tension
The myth of “healthy tension,” and a more holistic approach to handling the conflict that will inevitably arise in your team.
Get Engineering Impact: the weekly newsletter for managers of software teams
Keep current with trends in engineering leadership, productivity, culture, and scaling development teams.
