Archive - Blog for Engineering Managers

May 2025

Coaching vs. Mentoring vs. Managing (most EMs confuse them)

How to switch hats and stop solving problems your team should own.

May 27 •

Stephane Moreau

Your engineers love to code, but hate writing documentation

What would you do?

May 25

Leadership lessons I learnt from Will Larson

10 timeless leadership lessons from Will Larson that shaped my journey through every step of engineering management.

May 20

Your Product Manager keeps overcommitting on behalf of engineering

What would you do?

May 18

Agentic AI use cases Engineering Managers actually need

Here’s how to make AI agents work for your team this week.

May 13 •

Stephane Moreau

Your team is demotivated by a lack of innovation

What would you do?

May 11

The EM job market is brutal. Here’s what actually worked for me.

All the CV & LinkedIn tips, and interview prep material you could hope for if you're interviewing for Engineering Manager roles.

May 6 •

Stephane Moreau

You’re a new Engineering Manager and miss writing code

What would you do?

May 4

April 2025

Your Hackathon survival guide (modern stack, 2025)

My advice and exact tools & technologies recommendations after being a judge in 10+ hackathons.

Apr 29 •

Stephane Moreau

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