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Your library of frameworks, templates, and guides for technical leadership

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Developing Your Leadership Mindset

A course that helps technical leaders cultivate a growth-oriented leadership mindset to better guide engineering teams.

techleaderslaunchpad.com
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python-education

Curated resources for learning Python programming from beginner to advanced levels

github.com
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entrepreneurship-resources

Curated collection of resources for entrepreneurs building technology startups

github.com
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engineering-management

Comprehensive GitHub repository of curated engineering management resources and best practices

github.com
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The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast with Gergely Orosz

Deep-dive podcast on software engineering at Big Tech and startups by former Uber engineer

newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com
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CTO Insights with Katerina Trajchevska

Podcast featuring conversations with CTOs about technical leadership, scaling, and engineering culture

ctoinsights.adevait.com
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FRICTION with Bob Sutton

Podcast exploring organizational friction and how to reduce obstacles that slow teams down

art19.com
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Hacker News

Y Combinator's community-driven tech news aggregator for developers and entrepreneurs

news.ycombinator.com
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CTO Insights

Tosho Trajanov's newsletter sharing CTO perspectives on technology leadership and strategy

insights.toshotrajanov.com
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Tech People Leadership

Newsletter focused on leadership challenges and solutions specific to technology organizations

newsletter.techpeopleleadership.com
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HBR's Management Tip of the Day

Harvard Business Review's daily management insights delivered via email newsletter

hbr.org
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Software Lead Weekly

Weekly newsletter curating articles on software engineering leadership, culture, and team management

softwareleadweekly.com
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Dominique Crenn

Michelin-starred chef demonstrating excellence, creativity, and leadership in high-performance environments

ateliercrenn.com
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Alex Atala

Profile of renowned Brazilian chef demonstrating creative leadership and innovation principles

en.wikipedia.org
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kuchin/awesome-cto

Curated list of resources for CTOs covering technical leadership, hiring, architecture, and startup growth

github.com
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What I think about when I edit

Eva Parish's insights into the editing process and how to improve written content

evaparish.com
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How to Write Something Compelling

Techniques for writing compelling content that captures and maintains reader attention

letter.substack.com
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Encouraging a Culture of Written Communication

Building organizational culture that values asynchronous written communication for clarity and transparency

mcls.io
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Writing is Thinking: Learning to Write with Confidence

Steph Smith's guide on developing writing confidence through process and practice

blog.stephsmith.io
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How Jeff Bezos turned narrative into Amazon's Competitive Advantage

How Amazon uses narrative documents and six-page memos to drive better decision-making

slab.com
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A blogging style guide

Practical guide for writing clear, confident blog posts that engage readers

robertheaton.com
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How to write with style

Timeless principles for clear, engaging writing applicable to technical and business communication

novelr.com
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How to say you’re sorry

Guide to delivering authentic, effective apologies in professional and leadership contexts

m.signalvnoise.com
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The Inverted Pyramid

Writing structure that presents most important information first, ideal for technical documentation

en.wikipedia.org
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The 7 Emails You Need to Know How to Write

Essential email templates for professional communication in business and leadership contexts

unreasonable.is
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List of workshop facilitation methods

Comprehensive collection of facilitation techniques for running effective workshops and meetings

cynefin.io
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Lazy Leadership

Leadership philosophy of enabling teams through delegation and avoiding micromanagement

medium.com
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The Virtues of Laziness and Impatience

Exploring how strategic laziness and impatience can drive better engineering practices and automation

elidedbranches.com
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Your Startup’s Management Training Probably Sucks — Here’s How to Make it Better

First Round Review guide on building effective management training programs for startups

review.firstround.com
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Introduce Team G Morning Learning Sessions to Coach the Growth Mindset

Framework for implementing morning learning sessions to develop team growth mindset and continuous improvement

philippe.bourgau.net
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“Sharing Interesting Stuff”: A simple yet powerful management tool

Simple management technique of regularly sharing interesting content to build team culture and learning

medium.com
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Great developers are raised, not hired

Strategies for developing and mentoring engineering talent internally rather than relying solely on hiring

sizovs.net
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Shields Down

Analysis of when employees become vulnerable to leaving and how leaders can strengthen or weaken commitment

randsinrepose.com
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Our engineering values at Wise

Wise's engineering values emphasizing transparency, customer focus, and global impact

wise.jobs
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HubSpot’s Engineering Values

HubSpot's engineering principles focusing on customer success, autonomy, and continuous improvement

product.hubspot.com
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Figma's engineering values

Figma's approach to engineering culture and values in building collaborative design tools

figma.com
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Engineering Values at Lullabot

Lullabot's six engineering values prioritizing people, inclusivity, learning, balance, future-thinking, and joy

lullabot.com
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Engineering Values. A letter to the Medium Engineering…

Medium's engineering values emphasizing personal growth, mentorship, diversity, and pursuit of greatness

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Amazon's leadership principles

Amazon's 16 leadership principles that guide decision-making and define company culture

amazon.jobs
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Don’t pave the path used by the unhappy cows

Why solving cultural problems with technology makes dysfunction worse, not better

medium.com
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The HubSpot Culture Code: Creating a Company We Love

HubSpot's culture deck outlining seven core principles for building a company people love

blog.hubspot.com
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Brilliant Jerks in Engineering

Analysis of brilliant but toxic engineers and their destructive impact on team dynamics and productivity

brendangregg.com
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Principles trump processes

Why fundamental principles outlast tools and processes for sustainable professional growth

jjude.com
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Habits of High-Functioning Teams

Key practices and behaviors that enable teams to perform at their highest potential

deniseyu.io
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Culture Eats Strategy For Breakfast

Why organizational culture is more fundamental to success than strategic planning

techcrunch.com
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Engineering a culture of psychological safety

Design patterns for managing up and professional communication in challenging workplace situations

blog.intercom.com
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Lessons from 7 highly successful software engineering cultures

Deep analysis of cultural practices from leading tech companies and their engineering success patterns

techbeacon.com
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Leading With Confidence: How Engineering Managers Can Avoid Technical Decay

Six proven strategies for engineering managers to maintain technical credibility and combat skill decay

betterprogramming.pub
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Thestdlib (standard library) is your collection of battle-tested resources for technical leadership. Each resource is designed to be immediately applicable to your role. New resources are added based on community feedback and emerging best practices.