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Engineering Manager’s Journal

The Mindset You Need As An Engineering Manager

Mindsets determine results. This is true for every career, including engineering management.

4d ago

The Mindset You Need As An Engineering Manager

4d ago

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Engineering Manager’s Journal

Engineers Code, Managers Coach (And Other Differences)

Many misconceptions exist about the engineering manager role.

Jul 1

Engineers Code, Managers Coach (And Other Differences)

Jul 1

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6 Harmful Misconceptions About Being An Engineering Manager

I want to talk you out of becoming an engineering manager

Jun 24

6 Harmful Misconceptions About Being An Engineering Manager

Jun 24

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Your Developers’ Morale Matters More Than You Think

A positive culture is key to building innovative software. Support work-life balance, autonomy, open communication to unlock their…

Dec 13, 2023

Your Developers’ Morale Matters More Than You Think

Dec 13, 2023

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Tiny Services, Big Results: Unlocking Velocity with Microservices

Microservices architecture breaks monolithic apps into focused, independent services for greater scalability, flexibility and velocity.

Dec 12, 2023

Tiny Services, Big Results: Unlocking Velocity with Microservices

Dec 12, 2023

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Engineering Manager’s Journal

Trunk-based Development: Continuous Integration Approach for a Mid-sized Develpment Team

How shifting to a trunk-based development approach with continuous integration and delivery can help mid-sized team accelerate delivery

Dec 11, 2023

Trunk-based Development: Continuous Integration Approach for a Mid-sized Develpment Team

Dec 11, 2023

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Engineering Manager’s Journal

Outcomes Over Outputs: The PM’s North Star

Frameworks guide but reality builds. Processes support but pragmatism ships. Stay grounded in reality to transform products and companies.

Dec 10, 2023

Outcomes Over Outputs: The PM’s North Star

Dec 10, 2023

Alex Ponomarev

The Perils of Reinventing the Wheel

Over-reliance on custom code leads to duplicated work, fragile systems, and key skills risks. But existing solutions don’t always fit…

Dec 9, 2023

The Perils of Reinventing the Wheel

Dec 9, 2023

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Engineering Manager’s Journal

Speaking Two Languages: Bridging Business and Engineering

Analysts bridge gaps between business and engineering, wielding duct tape integration skills to showcase what’s integration skills to…

Dec 8, 2023

Speaking Two Languages: Bridging Business and Engineering

Dec 8, 2023

Alex Ponomarev
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Engineering Manager’s Journal

Stay Sharp and Reduce Meetings with Async Communication

Prepare efficiently, leverage async communication, take great notes, and ultimately slash unnecessary meetings.

Dec 7, 2023

Stay Sharp and Reduce Meetings with Async Communication

Dec 7, 2023

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Passionate about remote work, building processes, workflows, tech teams and products. Love exploring the rocky coast of Portugal with my dog Misha.

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