Engineering Leadership

Staff+ mindset

Focuses on mindset shifts and soft skills required for high-level individual contributors.

EM role specifics

Specific guidance on the Engineering Manager role, from 1:1s to performance reviews.

Org structure strategy

Authority on Engineering Strategy and organizational structure, addressing platform engineering and managing managers.

Observability-driven dev

Arguments for Observability-Driven Development and Testing in Production, focusing on the reality of running systems.

CI/CD advocacy

Advocates for engineering processes like CI/CD that improve organizational velocity.

Engineering principles

Engineering principles and leadership.

Tactical management frameworks

Tactical advice providing actionable frameworks for 1:1s, performance reviews, and incident response teams.

Formal management training

Formal management training covering delegation, conflict resolution, and project management.

Big Tech survival

Tactical advice for surviving Big Tech and navigating the promotion process.

Mock interview scenarios

Training ground for management scenarios with mock interviews modeling ideal responses.

Industry legend wisdom

Repository of wisdom from industry legends connecting history with future challenges.

Operational leadership

Archives providing definitive guides for operational leadership on themes like On-Call, Planning, and Remote work.

Org design & strategy

Will Larson's insights on org design and engineering strategy.

Mentorship & sponsorship

Specializes in Mentorship and Sponsorship, offering frameworks for feedback and Sponge Management.

Leading through change

Publishes case studies on leading through change, DEI, and technical strategy.

HBR for eng leadership

The HBR of engineering leadership hosting conference talks from VPs and CTOs.

Building teams & culture

Articles on building teams and scaling culture.

Staff+ management writing

Curated digest of the best management writing, particularly strong on Technical Leadership for Staff+ roles.

Curated EM articles

Curated articles for engineering managers.

Essential leader reading

Essential reading for engineering leaders, covering high-level trends and advice.

Tactical EM frameworks

Provides tactical frameworks, templates for 1:1s, and goal-tracking spreadsheets for managers.

Tech career economics

Grounded advice on the economics of tech careers and Silicon Valley culture.

Human element focus

Focuses on the Human Element, conflict resolution, and the psychology of engineers.

Management as engineering

Long-form essays treating management processes with the same rigor as engineering systems, addressing topics like technical debt as process failure.

Empathy & team dynamics wisdom

A repository of wisdom on empathy, conflict resolution, and team dynamics, positing that software problems are people problems.

Leadership & culture posts

Leadership, culture, and tech posts for managers.

Satirical real talk

Satirical real talk about burnout and tech politics providing awareness for leaders.

Empathetic leadership focus

Empathetic leadership and well-being focus.

Practical EM advice

Practical advice from James Stanier on engineering management.

Team growth & productivity

Team growth and productivity.

Staff+ career path

Defines the Staff+ Engineering career path and provides frameworks for engineering strategy and sizing teams.

Startup founder mindset

Leadership advice through the lens of high-growth startups and the founder mindset.