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How to hire force multipliers (not 10x engineers)
Long heralded as the “brilliant jerks” of tech, their damage can run deep when it comes to team culture. Hire a force multiplier instead.
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Vibe coding brought back my love for programming
When so much of the media is steeped in anti-vibe coding rhetoric, it can be easy to forget the joy found in programming this way.
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Burnout is on the rise as layoffs reshape the tech industry
LeadDev’s Engineering Leadership Report 2025 reveals a growing burnout crisis as layoffs, shifting scopes, and dwindling morale reshape the tech industry.
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The creative technologist
Learn how to build a creative practice to help you become a more creative leader.
Editor’s picks
Cooking up a culture of continuous learning
Continuous learning is an important part of building a collaborative culture.
Build a productive code review culture
Code reviews can be tense and stressful if done incorrectly. Avoid bikeshedding and set good cultural standards with these nine simple steps.
Trust is the ultimate driver of engineering excellence
How can you improve the level of trust in your teams to bolster performance and encourage an inclusive culture.

Berlin • Nov 3 & 4, 2025
Charity Majors, Sam Newman, and Humera Noor confirmed for LeadDev Berlin! 🙌
Essential reading

How to build an intentional culture
Don’t leave your culture up to chance. Curate your principles and values intentionally to build high-performing, harmonious teams.
On our Culture playlist

Culture, Clarity, Velocity
This session explores how leaders can examine proposed changes and prepare their teams to move from a culture that impedes progress to one that enables strategic change.

Happy teams don’t leave
To retain talent, engineering leaders need to establish an engaging culture within their teams

From hurdles to highways: Crafting a collaborative experimentation ecosystem at GetYourGuide
Discover how GetYourGuide transformed its experimentation platform, navigating challenges to build a streamlined, collaborative, and innovative ecosystem for efficient testing and creativity.

How to build a culture of accountability in your teams
In this panel, we’ll discuss what a culture of accountability actually looks like in practice, and the role of the engineering leader in encouraging a culture of accountability, not blame, in busy developer teams.

Fostering a culture of experimentation in your engineering teams
How can engineering leaders help their reports find joy in their work?

More about Culture
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Ask Maria: How to stop team burnout after a subject expert quits
What happens when the one person everyone went to for answers leaves? Our community columnist Maria Ntalla tells us more on the matter.
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In partnership with Multiverse
Drive continuous improvement without a dedicated developer experience team
Lessons learned from a developer experience wake up call.
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Bringing your whole (strategic) self to work
What is strategic authenticity, and why does it sound like an oxymoron?
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In partnership with Frontegg
Why security is everyone’s responsibility
And what does that mean in practice?
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In partnership with X-Team
A beginner’s guide to building a sustainable learning culture
Software moves fast, how can you build a culture ready to keep up?
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In partnership with X-Team
Cultivating a culture of learning
Establishing a genuine learning culture takes time and attention, from all levels of the organization.
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Ask Mathias: How do I influence my product peer?
Influencing people is a hard game – particularly if it’s a peer who’s working style doesn’t mesh well with yours. Here’s some things to try.
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Can we cure imposter syndrome in tech?
After years of leaning in, imposter syndrome is still prevalent amongst women in tech. Can it be eradicated?
Top Culture videos
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Transformed: Moving to the product operating model: Marty Cagan in conversation
Join us at the next edition of Bookmarked where Suzan Bond will be joined by Marty Cagan to discuss Transformed: Moving to the product operating model. In this episode, Marty discusses the reasons why organizatons need to transform and the practical ways that you can be successful in achieving meaningful…
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In partnership with Harness
How to build a culture of accountability in your teams
In this panel, we’ll discuss what a culture of accountability actually looks like in practice, and the role of the engineering leader in encouraging a culture of accountability, not blame, in busy developer teams.
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Transformed: Moving to the product operating model: Marty Cagan in conversation
In this episode, Marty discusses the reasons why organizatons need to transform and the practical ways that you can be successful in achieving meaningful change and innovation similar to the top tech companies out there.
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We should all be declaring more incidents
You’re probably used to avoiding incidents at all costs, but they are actually the most effective tool you have to handle reactive work when things go wrong. In this talk, Martha Lambert looks at how to reframe incidents and use them to your advantage to make customers happier.
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In partnership with Split
Fostering a culture of experimentation in your engineering teams
How can engineering leaders help their reports find joy in their work?
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Challenges in transforming a multicultural local-only company to a remote-first
Felipe Furlan discusses the most significant challenges and the strategies we use to overcome them. I will also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of such a strategy.
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Go with the flow: Embracing and supporting menstrual needs in tech
Amy Roberts-Hoad spotlights the often-underestimated influence of menstruation on tech teams. Through personal anecdotes, she offers actionable insights on fostering conversations around this topic, paving the way for both inclusivity and heightened productivity.
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What does effective collaboration look like for busy engineering teams?
How can newly restructured and leaner teams collaborate effectively?