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Finding Your Management Style — The “Sum of All Parts” Method

8 Steps To Move From Software Engineer to Engineering Manager

It’s Okay To Make Things Easy On Your Teams

Thoughts on Navigating an Uncertain Hiring Market

The Case For Using Lines of Code In Metrics

Finding Your Style As A Leader — Leadership Lessons From “Our Flag Means Death”

Your Meetings Are Bad And You Should Feel Bad: A Series

My Boss Just Quit, What Do I Do?

Change Your PTO Forever By Simply Turning Off

Virtual Insanity — Tired of Your Team-building Activities? Try These.

My Direct Report Just Quit, What Do I Do?

9 Tips For More Effective Retros

Leaders Should Be In Constant Evaluation Mode

Lead With Humility — Leadership Lessons From “The Bear”

Ask Better Interview Questions By Swapping These 4 In

The Problem With Promoting High Performers

Stop Using Velocity To Measure Your Teams — Try These Metrics Instead

4 Subreddits All Engineering Leaders Should Join

Does My Team Need a Daily Standup?

Growth Is Not Linear

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