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The 30 minute MBA for engineering leaders
The business fundamentals that help engineering leaders understand the financial and commercial forces that shape their work, and engage as partners rather than order-takers.
Editor’s picks
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.
Berlin • November 9 & 10, 2026
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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?
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New York • September 8 & 9, 2027
More about Communication
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How to communicate with an executive audience
How can you make sure that you’re communicating with executives as efficiently as possible? David Kiger has a few tips.
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How to bridge the communication gap
From knowing how to deliver a presentation to choosing the right Slack channels, make sure your communication style is airtight.
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4 strategies for effectively managing stakeholders
With so many roles involved in projects, it can be difficult to keep them all happy. Here’s some tips on how you can start.
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3 steps for building high-performing teams
Research shows that high-performing teams share a foundational understanding of their goals, remit, and cultural norms.
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3 scenarios when you should ask for help
Sometimes, it can be difficult to ask for help. But doing so can benefit everyone, including yourself!
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A cheat sheet for better internal communication
Communicating with your colleagues doesn’t have to be difficult. Here are some ways, and a few cheat sheets, to get you started on your journey.
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Fostering a skip-level manager relationship
As a Staff+ engineer, nurturing a positive and productive relationship with your skip-level manager will unlock important benefits that extend beyond the scope of your immediate team and manager.
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How to hold more effective 1:1 meetings
1:1s are a powerful way to support your team, offer feedback and context, and build a healthy environment full of thriving people.
Top Communication videos
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Turning conflict into empathy on engineering teams
How to create a safe space for open communication.
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Communicating change: leading through the change curve
How to tailor your communications based on how your employees are experiencing and reacting to the change.
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Creating the foundation for difficult conversations
How to build and cultivate trust as the foundation for difficult conversations.
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Sorry… you go ahead. The art of making space and claiming space in meetings
Jemma Bolland talks through the things you can do, whether you are running or participating in a meeting, to balance things out and make space for more perspectives and ideas.
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Building the perfect asynchronous meeting
Alexandra Sunderland examines examples of these types of events, and you’ll leave understanding how to build every aspect of the perfect asynchronous meeting.
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Harmonizing across cross-functional teams
Rukmini Reddy, VP of Platform Engineering at Slack talks about harmonizing across cross-functional teams at LeadDev Together in March 2022.
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Blame, shame and panic – how not to respond when things go wrong
Jemma Bolland explores her own reactions to being in the chain of responsibility, protecting the team and helping them to feel safe enough to take responsibility and grow from these experiences.
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The Map Book: Visual Storytelling With Roadmaps
Tadeh Hakopian looks at what is possible using an illustrative Roadmap to tell a story and inform your team on all the critical details in an intuitive and fun way.