Communication & relationships
Building essential communication skills and improving workplace relationships
Managing distributed teams
Running remote teams
How can you maintain a high-performing team with a great culture when you're not in the same room? ...
3 Episodes
Running remote teams
Running remote teams
Use 1:1s to develop engineering managers reporting to you
7 mins
09 Oct 2024
Article
Use 1:1s to develop engineering managers reporting to you
Kaushik
Chaubal
Preparing your team for a tense election season
6 mins
02 Sep 2024
Article
Preparing your team for a tense election season
Kelli
Korducki
Strategies for an efficient performance review cycle
10 mins
07 Aug 2024
Article
Strategies for an efficient performance review cycle
Nono
Guimbi
5 top Slack tips from our community
5 mins
05 Aug 2024
Article
5 top Slack tips from our community
Cara
Marin
Present technical information using a storytelling framework
4 mins
04 Jun 2024
Article
Present technical information using a storytelling framework
Nicholas
C. Zakas
Ask Mathias: Help! I feel like I don’t fit in at work
5 mins
29 May 2024
Article
Ask Mathias: Help! I feel like I don’t fit in at work
Mathias
Meyer
A guide for announcing change to your organization
6 mins
20 May 2024
Article
A guide for announcing change to your organization
Franziska
Hinkelmann
Ask Maria: How do I get my tech lead to communicate effectively?
6 mins
17 Apr 2024
Article
Ask Maria: How do I get my tech lead to communicate effectively?
Maria
Ntalla
How to communicate with an executive audience
5 mins
08 Apr 2024
Article
How to communicate with an executive audience
David
Kiger
Ask Mathias: How do I influence my product peer?
8 mins
03 Apr 2024
Article
Ask Mathias: How do I influence my product peer?
Mathias
Meyer
A cheat sheet for better internal communication
6 mins
11 Dec 2023
Article
A cheat sheet for better internal communication
Erin
Sardo
4 free engineering slides that win over boardrooms
4 mins
04 Dec 2023
Article
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4 free engineering slides that win over boardrooms
Ben
Lloyd Pearson
Ask Maria: How do I turn around a strained relationship with a peer?
4 mins
22 Nov 2023
Article
Ask Maria: How do I turn around a strained relationship with a peer?
Maria
Ntalla
How to communicate a decision you disagree with
10 mins
16 Nov 2023
Article
How to communicate a decision you disagree with
Lena
Reinhard
Introducing new processes to your team
5 mins
19 Oct 2023
Article
Introducing new processes to your team
Yi Fei
Wu
3 strategies for driving organizational change
8 mins
21 Sep 2023
Article
3 strategies for driving organizational change
Meg
Adams
How to hold more effective 1:1 meetings
8 mins
14 Aug 2023
Article
How to hold more effective 1:1 meetings
Maria
Ntalla
Talking about exit plans
6 mins
26 Jun 2023
Article
Talking about exit plans
David
Kiger
Four ways great leaders can build strong teams
7 mins
14 Mar 2023
Article
Four ways great leaders can build strong teams
Jason
Lengstorf
Navigating power dynamics as a manager
5 mins
19 Oct 2022
Article
Navigating power dynamics as a manager
Pat
Kua
A CTO’s guide to code-switching: How to tailor your messages to your audience
10 mins
09 Aug 2022
Article
A CTO’s guide to code-switching: How to tailor your messages to your audience
Armon
Dadgar
Three proven strategies for presenting to busy people (like your boss!)
10 mins
08 Aug 2022
Article
Three proven strategies for presenting to busy people (like your boss!)
Gina
Trapani
Three strategies for building trust with your engineering teams
6 mins
25 Jul 2022
Article
Three strategies for building trust with your engineering teams
Vaidehi
Joshi
Five management anti-patterns and why they happen
11 mins
18 Jul 2022
Article
Five management anti-patterns and why they happen
Mugdha
Myers
Five essential tips for great internal communication
7 mins
23 May 2022
Article
Five essential tips for great internal communication
Jason
Lengstorf
How to run a great retrospective
10 mins
17 May 2022
Article
How to run a great retrospective
Nickolas
Means
Building bridges with difficult co-workers
13 mins
12 Apr 2022
Article
Building bridges with difficult co-workers
Sally
Lait
It’s not a people problem. So what is it?
12 mins
30 Mar 2022
Article
It’s not a people problem. So what is it?
Edi
Bouazza
Using coaching skills to grow compassion, empathy, and kindness
12 mins
16 Feb 2022
Article
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Using coaching skills to grow compassion, empathy, and kindness
Nik
Knight
Grow your influence with the art of diplomacy
7 mins
09 Feb 2022
Article
Grow your influence with the art of diplomacy
Pat
Kua
Three things that are limiting your impact as an engineer
10 mins
08 Dec 2021
Article
Three things that are limiting your impact as an engineer
Pat
Kua
Writing matters: How to improve your written communication skills
7 mins
07 Dec 2021
Article
Writing matters: How to improve your written communication skills
Sarah
Drasner
How to have difficult conversations
9 mins
26 Aug 2021
Article
How to have difficult conversations
Angela
Riggs
04 Aug 2021
Video
Don't bring a knife to a gun fight: selling the value of investment
Lisa
Karlin Curtis
26 Jul 2021
Video
Live long and prosper as a senior IC
Alice
Li
26 Jul 2021
Video
Cultivating effective cross-functional relationships
Anjuan
Simmons
Charles
Garrett
26 Jul 2021
Video
Holding effective coaching conversations
Nik
Knight
Phillipa
Rodney
A leader's guide to fostering effective cross-team collaboration
8 mins
29 Jun 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by EXPEDIA
A leader's guide to fostering effective cross-team collaboration
Lena
Reinhard
Filtering your language as an engineering leader
7 mins
21 Jun 2021
Article
Filtering your language as an engineering leader
Rod
Begbie
Write things down: transparent culture in minutes
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6 mins
18 Jun 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by DUFFEL
Write things down: transparent culture in minutes
Jon
Finerty
Fundamentals of leadership development for high-performers
11 mins
02 Jun 2021
Article
Fundamentals of leadership development for high-performers
Seung Chan
Lim
Leading through writing in software engineering
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7 mins
13 May 2021
Article
Leading through writing in software engineering
Amy
Nguyen
Learnings from 'Communicating effectively within engineering orgs'
5 mins
13 Jul 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by EXPEDIA
Learnings from 'Communicating effectively within engineering orgs'
Ellie
Spencer-Failes
Building the tools for cross-team communication
+1 more
24 May 2021
Video
CONTENT SPONSORED by EXPEDIA
Building the tools for cross-team communication
Bruce
Wang
Michael
Winslow
The night the lights went out in Texas
10 mins
17 Mar 2021
Article
The night the lights went out in Texas
Nickolas
Means
Empathy: the key to effective verbal communication
7 mins
04 Mar 2021
Article
Empathy: the key to effective verbal communication
Pietra
Freitas
What blocks you from listening?
6 mins
01 Mar 2021
Article
What blocks you from listening?
Pat
Kua
Don't let miscommunications derail your projects
5 mins
16 Feb 2021
Article
Don't let miscommunications derail your projects
Yaphi
Berhanu
How to become involved in your technical community
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4 mins
04 Feb 2021
Article
How to become involved in your technical community
Shodipo
Ayomide
How to write communication guidelines – and live by them
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8 mins
02 Feb 2021
Article
How to write communication guidelines – and live by them
Antonia
Landi
11 Sep 2015
Video
Empathetic communication as an engineering leader
Sam
Barnes
23 Jun 2016
Video
Hacking verbal communication systems
Ryan
Alexander
08 Jun 2017
Video
Navigating different communication styles as engineers
Katherine
Wu
21 Mar 2018
Video
Navigating engineering team friction
Lara
Hogan
Mentor, coach, sponsor: a guide to developing engineers
10 mins
30 Nov 2020
Article
Mentor, coach, sponsor: a guide to developing engineers
Neha
Batra
Navigating conflict between management styles
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6 mins
06 Nov 2020
Article
Navigating conflict between management styles
Kevin
Stewart
'It’s been a tough week': managing mental health in the workplace
7 mins
02 Oct 2020
Article
'It’s been a tough week': managing mental health in the workplace
Leena
Mansour
1:1s Foundations: best practices for conversations that count
5 mins
21 Aug 2020
Article
1:1s Foundations: best practices for conversations that count
Adrienne
Lowe
The myths and traps of "managing up"
9 mins
19 Aug 2020
Article
The myths and traps of "managing up"
Katie
Wilde
Followership: a mechanism for distributing leadership
11 mins
12 Aug 2020
Article
Followership: a mechanism for distributing leadership
Crystal
Hirschorn
11 Jun 2019
Video
Navigating friction in your engineering team
Lara
Hogan
12 Jun 2019
Video
Creating positive cultures distributed engineering teams through communication
Paula
Kennedy
What to do when everyone’s sick of meetings
6 mins
14 Oct 2024
Article
What to do when everyone’s sick of meetings
Kelli
Korducki
How to handle difficult conversations as a leader
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5 mins
21 Aug 2024
Article
How to handle difficult conversations as a leader
Tanvi
Hungund
Getting good at delivering bad news
5 mins
17 Jun 2024
Article
Getting good at delivering bad news
Pat
Kua
Comments etiquette for requesting and giving feedback
7 mins
28 May 2024
Article
Comments etiquette for requesting and giving feedback
Cara
Marin
4 strategies for presenting to busy executives
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6 mins
09 Apr 2024
Article
4 strategies for presenting to busy executives
Dan
Na
How to bridge the communication gap
8 mins
26 Mar 2024
Article
How to bridge the communication gap
Addy
Osmani
Using rhetorical situations to improve internal communication
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7 mins
30 Nov 2023
Article
Using rhetorical situations to improve internal communication
Kristen
Foster-Marks
Communicating quickly, effectively, and inclusively
12 mins
30 Oct 2023
Article
Communicating quickly, effectively, and inclusively
Michael
Tempest
Fostering a skip-level manager relationship
4 mins
21 Aug 2023
Article
Fostering a skip-level manager relationship
Maude
Lemaire
Getting the best for your team by effectively managing upwards
5 mins
30 May 2023
Article
Getting the best for your team by effectively managing upwards
James
Stanier
Want to promote knowledge-sharing in your teams? Standardize the way you take notes.
7 mins
15 Aug 2022
Article
Want to promote knowledge-sharing in your teams? Standardize the way you take notes.
Cassidy
Williams
A tech lead’s guide to effective communication
11 mins
08 Aug 2022
Article
A tech lead’s guide to effective communication
Addy
Osmani
How to estimate and communicate timelines when building software
14 mins
14 Jun 2022
Article
How to estimate and communicate timelines when building software
Gina
Trapani
Taking out the guesswork: How to set clear expectations as a manager
13 mins
26 Apr 2022
Article
Taking out the guesswork: How to set clear expectations as a manager
Kat
Kuhl
How to build trust when building software
11 mins
30 Mar 2022
Article
How to build trust when building software
Gina
Trapani
Secrets to securing speaking engagements
5 mins
05 Jan 2022
Article
Secrets to securing speaking engagements
Brianna
McCullough
Getting through the awkwardness of networking
7 mins
06 Sep 2021
Article
Getting through the awkwardness of networking
Wesley
Faulkner
26 Jul 2021
Video
Navigating the manager <> senior IC relationship
Sarah
Milstein
Audrei
Drummond
26 Jul 2021
Video
Sturgeon’s Biases: how communities of practice lie to themselves & everybody else
Adrian
Howard
Using communication frameworks to become a better engineering leader
9 mins
22 Jun 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by EXPEDIA
Using communication frameworks to become a better engineering leader
Markus
Tacker
Borrowing lines from great leaders around you
5 mins
14 Jun 2021
Article
Borrowing lines from great leaders around you
Lara
Hogan
Building relationships from further away for successful remote hiring
6 mins
06 May 2021
Article
Building relationships from further away for successful remote hiring
Jay
Shirley
What linguistics can teach us about building software with distributed teams
10 mins
25 Mar 2021
Article
What linguistics can teach us about building software with distributed teams
Andrew
Hao
How to avoid the growing pains of communicating at scale
9 mins
02 Mar 2021
Article
How to avoid the growing pains of communicating at scale
Sally
Goble
The skill of naming what’s happening in the room
4 mins
08 Feb 2021
Article
The skill of naming what’s happening in the room
Lara
Hogan
Maximize your mentorship: search and secure
7 mins
01 Feb 2021
Article
Maximize your mentorship: search and secure
Neha
Batra
08 Jun 2017
Video
Communicating as an engineering leader
Adrian
Howard
Building a vernacular with your engineering team
4 mins
08 Jan 2021
Article
Building a vernacular with your engineering team
Kevin
Goldsmith
How to be a sponsor when you're a developer
6 mins
05 Oct 2020
Article
How to be a sponsor when you're a developer
Lara
Hogan
12 Aug 2020
Video
Increasing your influence through building a professional network
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Alia
Shafir
12 Jun 2019
Video
Effective meeting facilitation techniques
Neha
Batra
30 Apr 2019
Video
Being right is only half the battle: how to optimize your interpersonal connections
Rod
Begbie
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