Homelabbing for Engineering Leaders

Homelabbing is not just incredibly rewarding but can build skills very relevant for Engineering Leaders in a professional context. I'm listing a few of those.

How to Prepare for an Engineering Manager Role?

A list of 50 concrete actions to help approach this career change, things Software Engineers can try today in their current role to grow the skills necessary for becoming a successful Engineering Manager.

How To Represent Decisions You Disagree With

How to stand in front of your team representing a decision you didn't agree with? How to keep your integrity and support the team going through the change? What approaches are useful and what's better avoided in turbulent times?

22 Signs That Point to an Engineering Leadership Career

A list of opinions, values, behaviors, and personal preferences that can hint at great Engineering Manager potential.

16 Reasons Not To Go Into Engineering Management

On the topic of the Individual Contributor to Engineering Manager transition, I collected signs that indicate if this might not be the right choice for someone. The list is a playful thought experiment, looking at the beliefs and traits that might show why being an EM could pose challenges for some.

📚 Oliver Burkeman: 4000 Weeks — Time Management for Mortals

This is not a typical time management book. It doesn't offer quick fixes, hacks, or techniques to squeeze more out of your day. Contrary to the traditional time management books that focus on doing more in less time, Burkeman urges us to recognize our limited lifespan instead, the

How to Deal with Negative Behavior

Thoughts on the aspects a manager should take into account when the negative behavior of someone on their team is impacting others - or themselves.

Thoughts on a 4-day workweek experiment

An important trial at a big Hungarian employer ended recently, giving me a good opportunity to think about the concept of 4-day workweeks.

Three Tools to Improve the Performance of Engineering Teams

Practical approaches for diagnosing and improving engineering team performance, with three introductory tools aimed at teams who are less data-reliant in their decision-making process: Code Review Time, Cumulative Flow Diagram, and Team Health Checks.

Unlocking the Potential of One‑on‑One Discussions

Exploring key aspects of One-on-One discussions between managers and their team members, focusing on trust, clarity, execution support and personal development. These meetings are essential tools for understanding and guiding team members towards growth, beyond their day-to-day tasks.

How to succeed as a first-time remote engineering leader - part 2

Last week I wrote about what I believe is the most important aspect of being a new engineering manager for a team: building trust by nurturing connections. Getting intentional about this is more important for a remote leader, because there are less accidental opportunities to create the social foundation of