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Our articles and podcast episodes on software engineering, management and collaboration.

Discovering Managing with Ashish Dixit

Discovering Managing with Ashish Dixit

The last episode of Season 4 is a hero’s journey story! Ashish Dixit (@tundal45 on Twitter) shares how he found himself managing a team of volunteers (and realized this was happening through failure), how he approached this experience, and what h...

Ask And Offer Culture with KWu

Ask And Offer Culture with KWu

Ever heard these sentiments in your workplace? “That was so unprofessional!” “Why are they being so rude? They’re always so pushy.” “Don’t they care about..?” “Why won’t they just tell me if they can’t meet that deadline?” “I’m so over...

Technical Leading with Edwin Mak

Technical Leading with Edwin Mak

How do you give technical feedback and direction without inflicting unwanted help? or change direction without introducing bad feelings? In Episode 27, Edwin Mak (@edwinthinks on Twitter) shares how to be an effective tech lead. We talk about...

Unexpected Onboarding with Ale Paredes

Unexpected Onboarding with Ale Paredes

In Episode 26, Ale Paredes (@ale7714 on Twitter / ale7714 on LinkedIn / Latinas In Tech NYC) shares her team’s experience as they find themselves not just unexpectedly remote during a pandemic, but also unexpectedly onboarding while unexpectedly r...

Communicating Ideas with Sergio Rabiela

Communicating Ideas with Sergio Rabiela

How do you communicate high-level or complex ideas to your team? How do you know if your ideas are getting across? When is repeating yourself too repetitive? In Episode 25, Sergio Rabiela (@spacechurro on Twitter) shares advice on communicating...