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2026-09-10 · leadership
Two Kinds of Engineering Manager: the Manipulator and the Geek. Which One Delivers?
One rules through people and politics, the other through technical authority. How each affects team output, quality and deadlines, and why the best manager is neither.
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2026-09-09 · leadership
How I Run Technical Interviews When Hiring Engineers
Two one-hour sessions, two engineers from the team, a deliberately simple coding task and a simultaneous vote. How to see a developer's real level in an hour.
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