stdlib

Find resources to solve your technical leadership challenges

Template

RACI Matrix for Engineering Projects

Template for clarifying roles and responsibilities in projects

atlassian.com
CommunicationDecision-makingProcess inefficiencies
Article

The Manager Energy Audit

Framework for identifying what energizes and drains you as a manager

larahogan.me
Burnout & moraleOnboarding
Article

Writing an Engineering Strategy

How to create and communicate technical strategy

lethain.com
Decision-makingCommunicationCross-functional alignment
Article

Staff Engineer Archetypes

Understanding different types of staff+ engineering roles

staffeng.com
Career developmentScaling
Template

Manager README Template

Template for creating a manager README to share your leadership style

managerreadme.com
OnboardingCommunication
Guide

Blameless Postmortems Guide

How to run effective blameless postmortems to learn from incidents

sre.google
Process inefficienciesBurnout & morale
Framework

Incident Command System for Software Teams

Framework for managing production incidents effectively

increment.com
Process inefficienciesCommunication
Article

Measuring Engineering Organizations

How to measure and improve engineering team performance

lethain.com
Team performanceDecision-makingCross-functional alignment
Book

The GitLab Remote Playbook

Comprehensive guide to building and managing remote teams

about.gitlab.com
Remote workOnboardingCommunication
Guide

Mental Models for Decision Making

Collection of mental models to improve decision-making and problem-solving

fs.blog
Decision-making
Community

Engineering Management Resources Repository

GitHub repository with hundreds of curated engineering management resources organized by topic

github.com
Knowledge sharingOnboardingHiring
Framework

Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most

Framework for navigating challenging discussions effectively

pon.harvard.edu
CommunicationConflict resolutionFeedback
Framework

OKR Framework: Objectives and Key Results

Complete guide to implementing OKRs for goal setting and alignment

whatmatters.com
Team performanceCross-functional alignment
Framework

Situational Leadership Model

Adapting leadership style based on team member's development level

situational.com
Team performanceCareer development
Framework

Engineering Career Ladders Collection

Collection of career ladder frameworks from leading tech companies

career-ladders.dev
Career development
Framework

Radical Candor: The Framework for Giving Feedback

Kim Scott's framework for caring personally while challenging directly

radicalcandor.com
FeedbackCommunication
Article

Conway's Law and System Design

Understanding how organizational structure influences system architecture

martinfowler.com
CommunicationCross-functional alignment
Article

The Ultimate Guide to One-on-One Meetings

Comprehensive guide to conducting effective 1:1 meetings with your team

getlighthouse.com
Meeting effectivenessCareer development
Book

Give and Take

Why helping others drives our success by Adam Grant

amazon.com
Team performanceBurnout & morale
Book

Leading Snowflakes

Practical handbook for new engineering managers transitioning from technical to leadership roles

leadingsnowflakes.com
OnboardingTeam performanceScaling
Book

Work Rules!

Data-driven insights from Google's people practices for hiring, culture, and performance management

amazon.com
HiringTeam performanceFeedback
Book

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Patrick Lencioni's fable about team dynamics and building cohesive teams

amazon.com
Team performanceConflict resolution
Book

Managing Humans

Biting and humorous tales of a software engineering manager by Michael Lopp

amazon.com
Meeting effectivenessHiringConflict resolution
Book

The Effective Executive

Peter Drucker's timeless principles for executive effectiveness

amazon.com
Decision-makingProcess inefficiencies
Book

Turn the Ship Around!

A true story of turning followers into leaders by L. David Marquet

amazon.com
Team performanceDecision-making
Community

LeadDev Community

The home of engineering leadership

leaddev.com
Team performanceScalingCareer development
Community

r/ExperiencedDevs

Reddit community for senior developers and engineering managers

reddit.com
Career developmentTeam performanceHiring
Community

Rands Leadership Slack

30,000+ member Slack community for tech leaders

randsinrepose.com
Knowledge sharingCareer development
Blog

Harvard Business Review - Management

Evidence-based management content from global experts

hbr.org
Team performanceDecision-makingInnovation
Podcast

The Leadership Podcast

Weekly interviews with influential leaders and authors

podcasts.apple.com
Team performanceCommunicationCareer development
Podcast

Effective Engineering Manager

Proven solutions for software engineering managers

effectiveem.com
Team performanceProcess inefficienciesCareer development
Podcast

Manager Tools

Award-winning weekly podcast with actionable management advice

podcasts.apple.com
Team performanceFeedbackCareer development
Book

Inspired

Marty Cagan's guide to creating tech products customers love

amazon.com
InnovationDecision-makingCross-functional alignment
Book

Radical Candor

Kim Scott's framework for caring personally while challenging directly

amazon.com
FeedbackCommunication
Book

Crucial Conversations

Practical guide for high-stakes, emotionally charged conversations

amazon.com
CommunicationConflict resolution
Newsletter

High Growth Engineering

Practical insights from scaling tech companies by Stephen Whitworth

highgrowthengineering.substack.com
ScalingCommunication
Newsletter

The Engineering Manager

Tools, tips and discussions for current and aspiring engineering leaders

theengineeringmanager.substack.com
Team performanceRemote workCareer development
Tool

Levels.fyi

Get Paid, Not Played - comprehensive career and compensation insights platform

levels.fyi
Career developmentHiring
Blog

Camille Fournier's Blog

Pragmatic technical leadership and platform engineering insights

elidedbranches.com
Team performanceCareer developmentScaling
Blog

Charity Majors' Blog

Provocative perspectives on engineering, management, and tech culture

charity.wtf
Team performanceHiringCareer development
Podcast

Engineering Enablement

Data-driven insights on developer productivity and engineering effectiveness

getdx.com
Team performanceKnowledge sharing
Newsletter

The Pragmatic Engineer

Industry insights and trends for software engineering professionals

blog.pragmaticengineer.com
Decision-makingCareer developmentScaling
Blog

Irrational Exuberance

Analytical insights on engineering strategy and organizational design

lethain.com
Team performanceScalingCareer development
Book

The First 90 Days

Leadership transition roadmap for accelerating success in new roles

amazon.com
Onboarding
Book

Peopleware

Human side of software development challenging conventional productivity wisdom

amazon.com
Team performanceBurnout & morale
Book

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Nobel laureate's guide to System 1 and System 2 thinking for better decisions

amazon.com
Decision-making
Book

Drive

Revolutionary approach to motivation based on autonomy, mastery, and purpose

danpink.com
Team performanceBurnout & morale
Book

The Lean Startup

Build-Measure-Learn methodology for systematic innovation and validated learning

theleanstartup.com
InnovationProcess inefficiencies
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Aboutstdlib

The stdlib collection is a community-curated library of practical, immediately useful, 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.