If you have been unfortunate enough to lose your engineering job, I’m here to help. In this article I lay out three practical sets of steps to take after you’ve been laid off, to help take care of admin, while preparing yourself for what comes next.

Use these 28 questions to ask yourself about how you show up as a leader, to help you become the best leader you can be. I’m also giving away a free worksheet format of this article, for those who want to work through the questions on paper or distribute it to their team.

“Strategic leadership” is a nebulous concept for many leaders - and something that gets thrown around a lot without much explanation. In part one of the ’Stop, Strategy time’ series, I introduce the concept of strategic leadership, what strategy is and isn’t, and outline my three golden rules of strategic leadership.

Hybrid working contains multitudes, it’s not a singular experience. Here are practical steps you should take to create a highly effective hybrid working environment for your teams.

Most startup leaders have no plan, rely on reactive hiring and, here’s the big one, look for copies of themselves. Read my tips for addressing the main issues leaders face when hiring and how to overhaul your hiring process to focus on impact.

Employees may question or outright be against organizational changes. Many startups and scale-ups handle a lot of change, often complicated by initially puzzling employee reactions. Here are concrete steps you can take to address this.

Have you ever felt like your boss or peers aren’t noticing your work? This topic can be really difficult, but there are concrete steps that you can take to address it.

Many people believe and hope that “good work will be seen and rewarded”, but unfortunately, it’s not. Learn how people form impressions and their perception of your work, and why this matters.

Books, newsletters, and other resources that I have found useful in my career as a manager and executive and that are great for anyone starting out or advancing their career in management.

One of the best things you can do to manage up and actively manage your boss is to push information to them and take ownership of giving them context. Here’s how to get started.

Practical tips and checklists for managing and communicating in crisis for team leads, managers, and executives. With a free template for crisis communication and tips based on professional experience.