Articles
Browse every Engineering Leadership article in chronological order—practical guides for new engineering managers, tech leads, and engineers becoming leaders.
2026
SBI Feedback Model + Feedforward for Engineering Teams
Learn how to use the SBI feedback model with feedforward to give specific, actionable feedback to engineers, with examples and a simple template.
Decision Authority for Engineering Teams: The Four-Level Decision Tree
Clarify which engineering decisions need approval. Use leaf, branch, trunk, and root levels with one production-service example and explicit …
RACI Matrix for Engineering Teams: Release Example and Template
Clarify release ownership with a RACI matrix for engineering teams. A worked feature-release example, an editable template, and common responsibility …
Delegate Ownership, Not Tasks
Learn how engineering managers delegate ownership, not tasks, by setting clear outcomes, decision authority, boundaries, and accountability.
Empathy for Engineering Leaders: Building Trust and Performance
Empathy for engineering leaders is not softness. Learn how empathy builds trust, psychological safety, and sustainable team performance.
Disney Problem-Solving Method for Engineering Teams
How to use the Disney problem-solving method (Dreamer-Realist-Critic) with engineering teams - and why changing music and lights helps people think …
2025
Tuckman Model for Engineering Teams
How the Tuckman model (Forming–Storming–Norming–Performing) really shows up in engineering teams – and what good leaders do differently at each stage.
Team and Project Organisation
How different models of organising teams and projects shape performance, stability, and motivation – and why focusing on stable high-performing teams …
The Biggest Challenges as an Engineering Leader
The people side is the biggest challenge for engineering leaders - from celebrating great exits to handling performance issues and navigating layoffs …
Building Trust in Engineering Leadership
Practical ways engineering leaders build durable trust - be human, be clear, empower, and deliver.
Mental Models for Engineering Leadership: Choose How to Help
Choose a leadership response for incidents, blocked work, development, or unclear direction. Five practical lenses with examples and limits.
How to Introduce Yourself as a New Engineering Manager: Examples
Introduce yourself to a new engineering team or former peers with practical example scripts. Use a Personal Map to explain your values and working …
How to Delegate as an Engineering Manager: A Worked Example
Delegate engineering work with clear outcomes, ownership, deadlines, and decision boundaries. A worked example using the Why, What, Who, When …
First 90 Days as an Engineering Manager: 30-60-90 Day Plan
Plan your first 90 days as an Engineering Manager with a practical 30-60-90 day template, review questions, and guidance on delegation and team …
From Software Engineer to Engineering Manager: What Changes in Your Week
Moving from software engineer to Engineering Manager? See how coding, prioritisation, coaching, and technical decisions change in an ordinary working …
What Does Engagement Really Mean in an Engineering Team?
Before calling an engineer disengaged, agree on the behaviour you expect. A short reflection on reliable task-following, initiative, and ownership.
Prioritisation for Engineering Managers: Make the Trade-Off Explicit
Handle competing engineering priorities with a concrete trade-off conversation, the Eisenhower Matrix, and a printable planning worksheet.
What Is Engineering Leadership? Product, Process, and People
Understand engineering leadership through Product, Process, and People, then choose practical guides for your first months, delegation, or feedback.
FUKO Feedback Model: Examples for Engineering Managers
Use the FUKO feedback model for code review, delivery risks, and recognition. Practical examples of facts, feelings, consequences, and expectations.