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Build documentation that developers can actually navigate
Creating onboarding documentation for your product? Or just writing up a “how-to” for a new internal tool? Here’s how you do it.
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AI is changing how software teams work together
A new Stanford University study shows that AI is quickly changing how engineering, product, and design collaborate.
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Be the best ally to your business development team
As a staff+ engineer, being the bridge between engineering and the business development team isn’t always straightforward.
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Break silos and build cross-functional bridges
Cross-functional alignment is what makes (or breaks) teams. When engineering, product, and business come together to navigate conflict, foster collaboration, and encourage shared ownership, progress soars.
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A tech lead’s guide to effective communication
Tips for improving your communication skills as a tech lead
A leader’s guide to active and reflective listening
Active listening is often overlooked in the realm of communication. Here are some tactics to improve how you listen to others.
London • June 16 & 17, 2025
Speakers Gergely Orosz, Camille Fournier
and Lara Hogan confirmed
Essential reading
Writing matters: How to improve your written communication skills
Mastering the art of writing as an engineering leader
On our Communication playlist
Influential storytelling
Brianna McCullough talks about how to structure compelling stories that lead to alignment, buy-in and most importantly belief from our stakeholders, partners, and more importantly our teams.
How to complain positively
Josh Goldberg, a serial complainer with a catchy smile, will walk you through the steps he takes to make sure his complaining is heard and felt without causing pain.
Influencing without management authority as a senior individual contributor
Effectively communicating technical expertise.
Communicating change: leading through the change curve
How to tailor your communications based on how your employees are experiencing and reacting to the change.
Help your engineering, product and security teams get on the same page
How can teams find alignment among competing priorities?
The festival of engineering leadership
London • June 16 & 17, 2025
More about Communication
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What blocks you from listening?
Examining the common traps that negatively affect your ability to listen properly.
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Don’t let miscommunications derail your projects
One hour of clarifying a project now is better than one month of fixing it later.
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Mentor, coach, sponsor: a guide to developing engineers
How to identify the differences and apply them correctly.
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How to be a sponsor when you’re a developer
You don’t have to be a manager to help someone grow in their career
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‘It’s been a tough week’: managing mental health in the workplace
Supporting your team’s mental health is more important than ever