Archive - The Engineering Manager

New advice for aspiring managers

Yes, it's different. But we still need you.

Jun 30 •

May 2025

A bag of worries

Tackling overwhelm with LLMs.

May 31 •

April 2025

A weekly mind meld

Writing to your team every week is a great way of building trust, calling out what's importantly, and letting people get to know you better.

Apr 29 •

March 2025

LLMs: an operator's view

These things are a key part of your tooling strategy now.

Mar 30 •

February 2025

Should managers still code?

Ah, the eternal question, straight from the mailbag.

Feb 28 •

January 2025

Gather, decide, execute

Reflecting on my daily system.

Jan 31 •

December 2024

2024: the year in review

Efficiency, optimism, and not getting left behind.

Dec 29, 2024 •

November 2024

Being in the details

It's more important than ever to be in the details of what's going on in your organization. Are you?

Nov 30, 2024 •

October 2024

Solving staffing challenges with concentric circles

Instead of resolving from the top down, start with the inside out.

Oct 30, 2024 •

September 2024

What does a date actually mean?

And why do we continually shoot ourselves in the foot with them?

Sep 29, 2024 •

Become a Great Engineering Leader is now in print

And you can get a discount for the eBook. What's not to like?

Sep 15, 2024 •

August 2024

Heartbeats: keeping strategies alive

You can't just one-and-done them. You need to show proof.

Aug 26, 2024 •

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