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From C++ to the C-Suite: How Software Engineering Made Me A Better Executive

From C++ to the C-Suite: How Software Engineering Made Me A Better Executive

For most software engineers, career development is a choice between managing more code or more developers. Here, Sailthru President and CEO Neil Lustig makes the case for jumping out of those two lanes — and how software engineering can equip you for the executive track.
Three Powerful Conversations Managers Must Have To Develop Their People

Three Powerful Conversations Managers Must Have To Develop Their People

Google and Twitter veteran Russ Laraway breaks down the most critical conversations you must have with your employees to help them grow into fulfilling careers.
How to Lead and Rally a Company Through a Layoff

How to Lead and Rally a Company Through a Layoff

For decades, HR leader and Mensch Ventures' founder Beth Steinberg has tackled complex talent challenges at some of the biggest names in technology and retail. Here, she opens her playbook on a topic that many avoid before it's too late: layoffs.
Defining Product Design: A Dispatch from Airbnb's Design Chief

Defining Product Design: A Dispatch from Airbnb's Design Chief

Airbnb VP of Design Alex Schleifer shares how design can become a more intentional, integrated discipline — and why it must be in order to better build products.
The Principles of Quantum Team Management

The Principles of Quantum Team Management

Instagram Head of Engineering James Everingham walks us through a different approach to management, drawing on science and machine-building.
Adam Grant On Interviewing to Hire Trailblazers, Nonconformists and Originals

Adam Grant On Interviewing to Hire Trailblazers, Nonconformists and Originals

Bestselling author Adam Grant follows up on his highly acclaimed book Originals with a set of interview questions needed to surface and select originals for your startup. Here's what to ask and how to find the nonconformists that will help propel your company forward.
This Company Retains 95% of Its Employees — Here’s Its Secret

This Company Retains 95% of Its Employees — Here’s Its Secret

Location Labs is known for two things — its impressively low burn rate and its uncanny ability to retain brilliant employees for years and years. Here's how it's managed to hold on to its most valuable talent.
This is How Effective Leaders Move Beyond Blame

This is How Effective Leaders Move Beyond Blame

Next Big Sound's Head of Engineering Dave Zwieback cautions against the perils of blame — and shares how to circumvent them to build a more resilient company.
OpenTable's CEO on How to Dodge Company Breakdown as You Scale

OpenTable's CEO on How to Dodge Company Breakdown as You Scale

OpenTable's leader Christa Quarles explains how startups can spot and survive their breaking points.