Stuff on Engineering

The Ripple Impact Grid

Deepen and scale your mentorship impact

Sep 2, 2025 • Shy Alter

May 2023

Potential impacts of Large Language Models on Engineering Management

How will LLMs might impact the day-to-day work of Engineering Managers, long term changes and their caveats.

May 30, 2023 • Shy Alter

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No Shortcuts: Know Your People

Before applying any management framework, talk and listen to your people, know who they are and what they do.

May 8, 2023 • Shy Alter

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April 2023

Operational Minimalism

Say no to advanced features, and embrace simplicity on your way to operational bliss.

Apr 4, 2023 • Shy Alter

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September 2022

Team’s Metrics: A Human-Centric Approach

Take a human-centered approach to evaluating your team's metrics and determining how to use them to drive growth.

Sep 6, 2022 • Shy Alter

July 2022

Tribalism and Leadership

What is Tribalism, and why does it hold such a critical place in the leadership world?

Jul 26, 2022 • Shy Alter

June 2022

The Five-Point Framework for Saying No

Learn how to identify the signals that it's time to say no

Jun 22, 2022 • Shy Alter

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Top-down, bottom-up, and everything in-between

Balancing strategic work with day-to-day work for a B2B product-led company.

Jun 7, 2022 • Shy Alter

May 2022

Anti-pattern: The Engineering Managers’ Group

Invest in a true team of engineering managers to reap the benefits

May 11, 2022 • Shy Alter

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April 2022

Engineering Levels: A Case Study From Three Perspectives

The power of a good level framework as seen through three different perspectives

Apr 24, 2022 • Shy Alter

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March 2022

The Cone Model for Teams' Support Network

Lay a strong support level for your teams, even when you are away As managers, we need to provide an excellent level of support to our team members…

Mar 29, 2022 • Shy Alter

January 2022

5 Heuristics to Decide When It’s Time to Stop Designing and Start Coding

Techniques for balancing design and development planning

Jan 26, 2022 • Shy Alter

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