Level Up

By Patrick Kua

Level Up delivers a curated newsletter for leaders in tech. A project by https://patkua.com. Ideal for busy people such as Tech Leads, Engineering Managers, VPs of Engineering, CTOs and more.

Previous issues

Level Up - Issue #109

#109 Sep 12, 2021

Level Up - Issue #108

#108 Sep 5, 2021

Level Up - Issue #107

#107 Aug 29, 2021

#106

Aug 22, 2021

Level Up - Issue #106 – Good decisions don't guarantee good outcomesI had a recent conversation with a technical leader about
#105

Aug 15, 2021

Level Up - Issue #105 – Leaders manage state transitionsIn my coaching sessions with leaders, I often return to the idea that
#104

Aug 8, 2021

Level Up - Issue #104 – When to carve out rolesI had an interesting conversation with a leader in a scale-up this week and we
#103

Aug 1, 2021

Level Up - Issue #103 – "I'm not allowed to write tests"I was in a coaching session with a technical leader this week who was
#102

Jul 25, 2021

Level Up - Issue #102 – Leading a quieter teamIn one of my mentoring sessions this week, someone asked, "How can you encourag
#101

Jul 18, 2021

Level Up - Issue #101 – Dealing with bad daysEveryone has bad days. It's natural that we sometimes wake up, find ourselves in
#100

Jul 11, 2021

Level Up - Issue #100 – The Magic of Round NumbersFirstly I want to thank you for subscribing to Level Up. My hope is that yo
#99

Jul 4, 2021

Level Up - Issue #99 – Avoiding the phrase, "That's obvious"Technical folk are often very harsh with their feedback. When wo
#98

Jun 27, 2021

Level Up - Issue #98 – "I don't like it" is a perfect example of poor communicationOn one of the slack communities I'm on, t
#97

Jun 20, 2021

Level Up - Issue #97 – Control and InfluenceIn one of my workshops this week, I received a common question that sounds like,
#96

Jun 13, 2021

Level Up - Issue #96 – Where are your hidden dependencies?A lot of organisations today use quarterly planning for their team
#95

Jun 6, 2021

Level Up - Issue #95 – Using Role-Playing Games (RPGs) to explain leadership growthMost RPGs allow you to build a unique cha
#94

May 30, 2021

Level Up - Issue #94 – Announcing the self-paced course, "Communicate Like a CTO"Software engineers are notoriously stereoty
#93

May 23, 2021

Level Up - Issue #93 – What to do when your organisation doesn't support youMany organisations throw individual contributors
#92

May 16, 2021

Level Up - Issue #92 – Harm caused by being stuck in Maker modeYou'll often hear me talk about the mindset shift required of
#91

May 9, 2021

Level Up - Issue #91 – Dealing with other people's emergenciesA lot of first time technical leaders struggle with their time
#90

May 2, 2021

Level Up - Issue #90 – Learning from others There's something human about easily calling out others' mistakes, but often har

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