Archive - Blog for Engineering Managers

Fast PRs but shallow understanding

The productivity you're celebrating might be hollowing out the expertise you'll desperately need six months from now.

Feb 10 • Stephane Moreau

#34 | Sunday reads for EMs

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

Feb 8 • Stephane Moreau

Someone has to define that project. It might as well be you.

Ambiguous projects aren't obstacles. They're leadership opportunities hiding in plain sight.

Feb 3 • Stephane Moreau

#33 | Sunday reads for EMs

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

Feb 1 • Stephane Moreau

January 2026

The message in your team's over-communication

That wall of text explaining why it wasn't their fault is not because they're bad communicators but because they're scared.

Jan 27 • Stephane Moreau

#32 | Sunday reads for EMs

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

Jan 25 • Stephane Moreau

Why your best engineers stay silent in meetings

Everyone's nodding along. No one actually understands. And that's a leadership problem, not a comprehension problem.

Jan 20 • Stephane Moreau

#31 | Sunday reads for EMs

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

Jan 18 • Stephane Moreau

Your engineers don't know what "Ready for Promotion" actually means

Your top performer has been doing next-level work for a year. They still don't know what's missing - because you haven't told them.

Jan 13 • Stephane Moreau

#30 | Sunday reads for EMs

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

Jan 11 • Stephane Moreau

Why your best engineers aren't getting promoted to Staff+ roles

When "not leadership material" really means "doesn't fit my narrow definition of what a leader looks like"

Jan 6 • Stephane Moreau

#29 | Sunday reads for EMs

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

Jan 4 • Stephane Moreau

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