Why You Didn't Get Considered for the Management Role You Wanted
I was a senior individual contributor when I decided I wanted to move into management. Every one-on-one, I told my manager where I wanted to go and...
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Your QA Engineers Aren't Slowing You Down. Here's What Is.
The complaint I hear about QA is never that the engineers are bad at their jobs. It is that the conversations never get to the right level.
Engineering leadershipWhy Software Engineers Are So Hard to Lead (And What to Do About It)
There is a conversation I have had more times than I can count. An engineer on my team is doing genuinely good work.
Engineering leadershipHow Technical Leaders Can Lead Before They Have the Title
There is a number that should change how you see every meeting you walk into. Only 6% of Gen Z and millennial professionals say achieving a leadership...
Leading people and peersWhat Engineering Leaders Actually Need to Get Promoted When AI Handles the Technical Work
The engineering team structure most of us grew up in is actively inverting. For decades, the standard ratio in software companies was roughly six...
Getting promotedWhat Your Engineering Manager Job Description Left Out
My boss's boss called me into his office two months after I became a first-level manager. My manager was there too.
Engineering leadershipManaging Someone Who Was Once Above You in the Org Chart: Why Your Feedback Gets Complicated Before You Notice
Something happens to feedback when the hierarchy inverts. You cannot always name it.
Leading people and peersThe Megamanager Trap: How Doubling Your Team Size Hollows Out Your 1-on-1s
The average American manager now oversees 12.1 direct reports, up from 8.2 in 2013, a 47% increase in twelve years, according to Gallup's latest...
1-on-1s and feedbackWhy Your Team Keeps Waiting for You (And How to Fix It)
There is a difference between telling someone they own something and actually giving them ownership. Most managers do the first and wonder why the...
Leading people and peersWhy Teams Fall Behind When Leaders Scale Up (And What Most Miss)
The Pattern No One Talks About Leaders get promoted. Teams get bigger.
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