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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.
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The Managers' Guide #120
nsights for engineering leaders on AI's true impact, empathetic management, navigating project despair, career decisions, and long-term strategy.
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The Managers' Guide #119
Is your developer identity limiting you? Discover how to redefine your role, protect your focus from constant pings, build a network that pushes you, defeat AI-driven burnout, and master the "observation + impact" formula for truly effective feedback.
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The Managers' Guide #118
Master modern engineering. Understand why LLMs are a "blurry JPEG of the web," how to build cost-effective architectures (FinOps), and why documents are a manager's most powerful tool for scale.
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The Managers' Guide #117
Make better decisions with rigorous thinking. Run complex projects smoothly and build products people love by focusing on interactions, not just features.