Track: Lead, Mentor, and Influence

Feedback Without Drama. A Practical Feedback Playbook

A practical guide on how to give feedback to software engineers using identity safe scripts, consensus building moves, and incident templates. Includes…

Oct 5, 2025 • Fran Soto

How Software Engineers Can Build Leadership Skills

Want to grow into a tech leader? Shift your focus from coding to soft skills like mentoring, communication, and impact tracking. Here's how to start.

Apr 6, 2025 • Fran Soto and Gábor Till

Mentoring doesn't solve all problems. The 4 people every software engineer needs to grow fast without burnout

"Struggling with slow engineering career growth? Leverage teachers, coaches, mentors & consultants for intentional, accelerated success."

Feb 16, 2025 • Fran Soto

5 Ways to Show Your Work Without Being Cocky

Many professionals struggle with finding the right balance between promoting their work and maintaining humility. In this article, we dive into powerful…

Apr 28, 2024 • Fran Soto and Basma Taha

How to gain influence as a junior engineer

It's not the common internet advice

Jan 21, 2024 • Fran Soto

How to get traction on your proposals as a software engineer

Strategize your communication to get support

Oct 8, 2023 • Fran Soto

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