Performance reviews are one of the most stressful times in any company, especially for leaders in middle management roles. In this article, we’ll help you align the contexts and motivations of all the people involved in this process, so you get the most out of performance reviews.

Are your engineering metrics doing more harm than good? Metrics aren't just numbers; they shape behavior and define culture. Choosing the right metrics can empower your team and drive performance. Learn how to set balanced, effective metrics that don't just measure, but also matter.

Do you feel stuck in the middle, as you’re navigating the tightrope between your CTO boss and the Engineering Managers reporting to you? I've been there. Learn proven strategies to balance different needs, fix communication, and steer your team to success. Your role is crucial—learn how to excel at it!

Leadership coaching has become increasingly popular amongst leaders at all levels in the tech space, which means there are a lot of options to choose from. In this article, I lay out how to find the right coach for your needs, and how to get the most out of your coaching experience.

Answer your boss's question about your engineering team's performance with this practical guide to effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity. It will help you understand your team's productivity and take steps with your teammates to become more productive while maintaining quality and innovation and taking your team along. With a free Engineering Productivity Cheat Sheet for download!

The topic of confidence at work is tricky - many of us want to feel more confident, but here’s the thing: Doing more, or developing more skills and experience won’t actually help you get there. So how is confidence actually built, and what you can do to feel more confident at work?

Struggling with Accountability in Engineering Teams? You're not alone. Learn how to build a culture that thrives on accountability—without sacrificing psychological safety. Marry your leadership values with accountability, overcome common misconceptions, and lead by example for a high-performing team. Master accountability, the unsung hero of effective leadership.

Read about what accountability is and isn’t, how to set up a culture of accountability, and learning from other departments, from my inspiring conversation with Jasmin Jackson-Irwin, a seasoned Revenue Leader who’s built enablement programs in hyper-growth startups.

Build a culture of high accountability in your organization. In the second article of this series, we’ll talk about what accountability is in the context of engineering organizations, lay out how to get started with building a culture of accountability and cover how it benefits your teams.

Accountability is key component of building high-performing teams, enabling team autonomy, and fostering psychological safety. And yet, many leaders ignore the topic - until they can’t. The first of three articles in my accountability series, I’ll help you spot low accountability in your organization.

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.

Leading during an economic downturn means adapting our thinking, shifting from high-growth and scalability to efficiency. In this article, I lay out concrete steps you can take to prepare for and lead in an economic downturn.

Why all these tech lay-offs, why now, and at once? As tech leaders, we’re getting these questions, and it’s been hard to keep up with the news. In this article, I put my finance background to use and explain in human-comprehensive terms what’s happening and why.

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.

As leaders, we cannot be everywhere, all the time. As more and more companies move to hybrid working models, new leadership challenges are brought to the table. Understanding the nuances of remote work and what it means for different groups of people can increase empathy and form a solid basis for a more effective, and more equal, hybrid working environments. 

“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.

A step-by-step guide to your first role as a manager of managers with lots of practical tips and templates! Includes topics like managing your time, your boss, and your new teams, how to get confidence in your teams, and how to feel successful in your new role.