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Why Skipping 1:1s as a Manager is a Terrible Idea
A list of 6 non-obvious side-effects of managers skipping 1:1s with their reports.
May 1
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Ilija Eftimov
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April 2024
Why Reorganizations are the Kryptonite of Productivity, Product Engineering and well-gelled Teams
Stable organizations might appear slow. But smooth means fast.
Apr 23
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Ilija Eftimov
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How Engineering Managers can Help Tech Leads on Projects in Duress
A practical guide on how to help tech leads when the going gets tough and the pressure builds up
Apr 9
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March 2024
The Ignorant Engineering Leader
How being open about your knowledge gaps can make your a better engineering leader, with practical examples.
Mar 25
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Ilija Eftimov
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How to Conduct an Annual Performance Review as an Engineering Manager
🎁 Absolutely everything you need to know, plus a performance review tool for subscribers.
Mar 4
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Ilija Eftimov
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February 2024
Why Meetings can be High-ROI activity and How Engineers can Learn to Lead them
Leading meetings can be a useful skill, if you know what you're doing.
Feb 22
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Ilija Eftimov
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Strategies and Practical Tactics to Make the Back-to-Office Transition Work for You and Your Teams
How engineering managers can support the work and lives of the individuals on their teams by implementing flexible return-to-office policies, in a…
Feb 14
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Ilija Eftimov
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Strategies and Practical Tactics to Make the Back-to-Office Transition Work for You and Your Teams
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January 2024
How I would enter the software engineering field, if I had to do it over again
Ten step approach that I would apply if I were to join the tech industry again.
Jan 30
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Ilija Eftimov
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Identifying and Countering Bias during Performance Reviews: A Practical Guide for Engineering Managers
How manager's biases can affect annual performance reviews & what to do about it.
Jan 19
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Ilija Eftimov
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Leading Through Change: How I Deal with Team Departures
My personal framework and approach to handling and navigating around a team member's departure
Jan 3
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Ilija Eftimov
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December 2023
Breaking the News: A Blueprint to Communicate Timeline Changes in Engineering Projects
A template how to tell your stakeholders that your team won't meet the project deadline, without burning bridges.
Dec 17, 2023
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Ilija Eftimov
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Breaking the News: A Blueprint to Communicate Timeline Changes in Engineering Projects
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October 2022
How Meta, Google, Github and others leverage HTTP conditional requests to build robust REST APIs
Deep-dive case studies in how tech giants, online retailers and one national railway company use HTTP conditional requests in their REST APIs.
Oct 26, 2022
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Ilija Eftimov
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How Meta, Google, Github and others leverage HTTP conditional requests to build robust REST APIs
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