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AI, AI, and some AI
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The Managers' Guide № 131
Anthropic to developers: Claude Code makes you more productive when building SaaS apps. Anthropic to businesses: Our AI agents make SaaS apps obsolete. Dare Obasanjo The Engineer To Executive Translation Layer * 🌉 Translation layer is key — Engineers need to act as their own "translation layer" when communicating with executives,
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The Managers' Guide № 130
Discover essential strategies for modern software teams: learn how to survive the AI career shift, why writing code is often your least productive activity, and how to transform daily standups from status reports into empathy-building sessions.
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The Managers' Guide № 129
AI gains are modest. Slow feedback loops cost you a full engineer. You already know the hard call. And the best work doesn't feel like grinding. Research-backed insights on what actually drives engineering productivity.
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The Managers' Guide № 128
Essential engineering leadership insights: operationalize strategy, master outcome-based OKRs, and manage senior talent. Covers AI code reviews, social capital, build-vs-buy tactics, and team coordination.
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The Managers' Guide № 127
Master engineering leadership with essential insights on handling toxic top performers, splitting bloated teams, and breaking the false consensus effect. Plus, learn why avoiding negativity echo chambers is the ultimate career hack
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The Managers' Guide № 126
From the “Third Door” of High Agency to the risks of the AI era: a comprehensive guide. Explore why frameworks reduce cognitive load, how “going direct” solves problems faster, and why treating product development like poker creates better outcomes.
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The Managers' Guide № 125
Master engineering leadership: learn “quiet influence” (Nemawashi), how to diagnose before delegating, the truth about metrics, and 7 key feedback phrases.
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The Managers' Guide № 124
Become a high-impact leader with actionable frameworks for team management. Learn to gain engineering buy-in, mediate conflict, handle complaints, and give feedback that builds trust — all through powerful, simple micro-habits.
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The Managers' Guide #123
Unlock key lessons in leadership, strategy, and team management. Learn how to avoid common pitfalls, simplify complexity, and build stronger, more effective work relationships.
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The Managers' Guide #122
Everyone talks about scaling to $10k. Nobody mentions the psychological hell of going from $0 to $100. How to collaborate cross-functionally * 📊 A simple collaboration framework — Before engaging, ask yourself two questions: 1. Is this important? and 2. Do you have a strong opinion?. Your answers determine whether you should debate,
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The Managers' Guide #121
Decode your tech offer's "golden handcuffs," learn to manage up (without changing your boss), and lead senior engineers with confidence. Get sharp, actionable insights for modern engineering leaders on compensation, communication, and career strategy.