A New Chapter
October 2, 2017
On leaving RisingStack, and starting at GoDaddy on 2 October
announcementAnnouncing a 1:1 Question Collection Chrome Extension
February 22, 2020
The Manager 1:1 Questions extension tries to provide you questions that you can use as conversation starters or dive deep on different topics
engineering-managementEngineering-Management Books of the Trade
November 26, 2018
Engineering-management books that help you become the manager you’ve always wished to have
engineering-managementbooksPlaybook for Running Sprints
September 15, 2020
A primer on running efficient sprints
engineering-managementplanningEngineering Productivity: Measure What Matters
July 26, 2020
Measuring engineering productivity should be focused on outcomes and not outputs. This article provides a few ideas on how to go about it on the company, team and individual levels.
engineering-managementleadershipThe Quest to Take Your Time Back
June 24, 2020
An article that contains small tips and practices that I've been following for years and helped me regain some of my time
engineering-managementefficiencyManager's Club Interview on Engineering-Management
January 7, 2020
With Vidal Graupera, we've dived into engineering managment, and my background in it.
interviewengineering-managementleadershipThe Whats and Hows of Meaningful 1:1s
March 25, 2019
Most managers have 1:1s with their team members - hopefully, this article helps you get the most out of yours!
engineering-managementCoding as an Engineering Manager
November 1, 2018
Coding as an engineering manager can challenging - this article helps you find the opportunities to do so
engineering-managementOn-calls and Incident Response
August 31, 2021
A quick overview on how to set up on-call rotations, on-call playbooks, as well as how to handle incident response and post-mortems.
leadershipengineering managementChatGPT on Managing Humans
March 22, 2023
A quick and fun exploration into what ChatGPT thinks about managing humans
engineering managementfungenerative aiHow to Provide Feedback
July 12, 2022
My take on providing feedback, and a list of techniques that worked well for me in the past.
engineering managementfeedback6 Tips For Your Performance Reviews
November 2, 2021
Tips to get the most out of your performance reviews to help your professional growth.
engineering managementperformance reviewsTeam Charters
March 16, 2021
Team charters are living documents that align team members to a common goal, and inform the organization where they can be most effective.
leadershipengineering managementBetter Quarterly Plannings
October 24, 2020
This article is an attempt in providing a framework for engineering and product teams to reduce the inherent friction and the time required to complete planning cycles.
leadershipengineering managementMentoring First-Time Managers
November 2, 2020
Transitioning from a software engineering position to a managerial one can be quite a leap. This article offers a few practical tips you can follow to help new engineering managers succeed.
leadershipengineering managementThe Truth Behind Employee Pulse Surveys
October 28, 2020
Employee Pulse or Satisfaction Survey gives you some metrics on how your organization does in certain areas. To make improvements, you have to dig deeper and get to the truth behind these numbers.
leadershipengineering managementThe Tyranny of Metrics
October 19, 2020
There seems to be a growing trend in technology--and in all aspects of our lives, really--to measure everything: business outcomes, organizational success, and individual performance. But does it improve our lives?
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