Archive - Blog for Engineering Managers

How Engineering Managers can actually get promoted

Inspired from people who have gone from EM -> Director, VP, and CTO roles.

22 hrs ago

#11 | Sunday reads for EMs

My favourite reads of the week to make your Sunday a little more inspiring.

Aug 24

Evaluating AI usage in performance reviews is 'totally fair game'

That's what Microsoft said to its employees, so I worked with senior leaders to create a framework for that.

Aug 19

#10 | Sunday reads for EMs

My favourite reads of the week to make your Sunday a little more inspiring.

Aug 17

Engineering Managers are not Psychologists

But they have more in common than you might think.

Aug 12 •

Stephane Moreau

#9 | Sunday reads for EMs

My favourite reads of the week to make your Sunday a little more inspiring.

Aug 10

Your rants are "honestly" hurting you

Complaining does not mean being transparent.

Aug 5

#8 | Sunday reads for EMs

My favourite reads of the week to make your Sunday a little more inspiring.

Aug 3

July 2025

The 3 pillars of the modern Engineering Manager

Your team's product, your company's finances, and industry domain knowledge.

Jul 29

#7 | Sunday reads for EMs

My favourite reads of the week to make your Sunday a little more inspiring.

Jul 27

Would your onboarding process catch a Soham?

This software engineer worked for multiple startups at the same time.

Jul 22

#6 | Sunday reads for EMs

My favourite reads of the week to make your Sunday a little more inspiring.

Jul 20

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