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Jade Rubick

Can a team have 150 people on it? FAST agile says yes

A detailed look at FAST agile — a practice well worth your time

23 min readJun 23, 2023

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Can a team have 150 people on it? FAST agile says yes

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Jade Rubick

The ultimate playbook for hiring engineering managers — a step-by-step guide

I’d like to share a complete guide to how to hire and interview engineering managers. I’ll cover every step of the process, and even…

7 min readApr 13, 2023

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The ultimate playbook for hiring engineering managers — a step-by-step guide

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Jade Rubick

The secret to holding a candidate review meeting that isn’t boring as hell

Most candidate debrief meetings are super-boring. Everyone just reads the feedback they already put into the application tracking system.

2 min readApr 11, 2023

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The secret to holding a candidate review meeting that isn’t boring as hell

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Jade Rubick

Steel threads are a technique that will make you a better engineer

Steel Threads are a powerful but obscure software design approach. Learning about Steel Threads will make you a better engineer. You can…

7 min readMar 17, 2023

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Steel threads are a technique that will make you a better engineer

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Jade Rubick

10 Pieces of Advice for New Engineering Directors

What I wish I had known when I started as a manager of managers.

9 min readFeb 22, 2023

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10 Pieces of Advice for New Engineering Directors

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Your Process Should Be Open Source

Use an engineering handbook, open it to all, and see your process flourish

9 min readFeb 19, 2023

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Your Process Should Be Open Source

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Jade Rubick

Uplevel your managers with Mini-M support groups

Today, I would like to share a management practice we developed at New Relic. It was one of the best things we did as an engineering…

8 min readFeb 2, 2023

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Uplevel your managers with Mini-M support groups

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Jade Rubick

Leaders make their own problems

At some point, you begin to lead. This is very different than managing. The difference can be summed up with the phrase, “leaders make…

4 min readJan 11, 2023

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Leaders make their own problems

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Jade Rubick

A weekly project plan you will want to frame

Today, I’ll share a few thoughts on what makes a good project plan. And I’ll provide a sample project plan.

4 min readJan 8, 2023

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A weekly project plan you will want to frame

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Jade Rubick

Jade Rubick — How to not screw up your product strategy

As a consultant, I have a view across many companies. So I’ve seen a lot of product strategies. Most have been problematic. Occasionally…

14 min readNov 8, 2022

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Jade Rubick — How to not screw up your product strategy

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Jade Rubick

Jade Rubick

Human specialist. Former VPE at New Relic and Gremlin. Interim VPE and advisor at many startups. Check out my newsletter at https://www.rubick.com

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