Level Up

By Patrick Kua

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

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Level Up - Issue #96

#96 Jun 13, 2021

Level Up - Issue #95

#95 Jun 6, 2021

Level Up - Issue #94

#94 May 30, 2021

#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
#89

Apr 25, 2021

Level Up - Issue #89 – In the online workshop, Shortcut to Tech Leadership, we cover how leadership is what you do (an actio
#88

Apr 18, 2021

Level Up - Issue #88 – Beyond the BinaryI was taking part in a podcast this week (I'll share it when it's available) and one
#87

Apr 11, 2021

Level Up - Issue #87 – Coalmine canariesA few decades ago, people used canaries in coalmines to detect dangerous gases like
#86

Apr 4, 2021

Level Up - Issue #86 – You're not aloneI finished up a longer, bespoke technical leadership training program for a client th
#85

Mar 28, 2021

Level Up - Issue #85 – Dealing with Information OverloadAt least once a quarter, I receive an email as feedback to Level Up
#84

Mar 21, 2021

Level Up - Issue #84 – Standard of workAt least once during the Shortcut to Tech Leadership workshops, a participant asks a
#83

Mar 14, 2021

Level Up - Issue #83 – The Importance of ConstraintsBack in the days when I wrote code every day as part of a team, I fondly
#82

Mar 7, 2021

Level Up - Issue #82 – Cautiously using metrics and numbersThis week, Level Up reached more than 6,000 subscribers 🎉. What s
#81

Feb 28, 2021

Level Up - Issue #81 – How technical does a tech leader have to be?I get this question a lot from participants from Shortcut
#80

Feb 21, 2021

Level Up - Issue #80 – The Loneliness of LeadershipWhen a team member takes on a leadership or management role, the relation
#79

Feb 14, 2021

Level Up - Issue #79 – Good leaders manage uncertaintyOne of the biggest struggles I see with technical folk stepping into l
#78

Feb 7, 2021

Level Up - Issue #78 – What's stopping you from doing that? Reflecting on my weekly coaching/mentoring sessions, this seems
#77

Jan 31, 2021

Level Up - Issue #77 – Shaping Team CultureI had a fun discussion with an engineering leader this week around defining team

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