Archive - Leading Developers

December 2024

6 reasons why the senior leadership doesn't take you seriously

Simple changes that will unblock your career

Dec 24, 2024 •

and

The 3 top mistakes of managers under 30

The difficulties of being a young manager

Dec 17, 2024 •

Using fake deadlines without driving your engineers crazy

The 5 most common mistakes of managers and how to avoid them

Dec 10, 2024 •

and

What I wish somebody told me during my first year as a manager

Brutally honest letter to my younger self

Dec 3, 2024 •

November 2024

Safe vs ALL-IN Engineering Management

Why some people find it impossible to work with me

Nov 26, 2024 •

Staying Calm When You Want to Disappear

The framework that helped me keep calm in high-pressure situations.

Nov 19, 2024 •

and

The slow death of the hands-on engineering manager

And how to combat it. The story of an EM who created a ChatGPT for the internal docs in a few hours

Nov 12, 2024 •

Engineering management in the next unicorn app

The secrets of managing a super-effective remote team

Nov 5, 2024 •

October 2024

Why sprints are taking the joy out of building software

A short rant about broken sprints and possible alternatives

Oct 29, 2024 •

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