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Engineering Leadership & Coaching
Actionable insights on leading software teams with empathy, clarity, and a culture that drives high performance.


Lead, Don’t Hover: Teams Need Decisive Leadership
Indecision is a decision, and it’s a costly one. Here’s how to recognize it, break through it, and lead your team with confidence and clarity.

Klara Furstner
Oct 69 min read


More Engineers, Less Impact? The Diminishing Returns of Team Growth
You’ve heard it and thought it a hundred times: “We need more engineers to hit deadline.” Intuitively, adding people should get things...

Klara Furstner
Sep 218 min read


Management Lessons Learned Inside a Merger
Being a manager during a company merger is a bit like being handed a puzzle where half the pieces are still moving. This post isn’t a...

Klara Furstner
May 24 min read


ROI: The $ Value of Growing Your Engineers (Before You Lose Them)
Engineer development is often the first thing to get deprioritized when budgets tighten. It's viewed as nice-to-have, hard to measure, or...

Klara Furstner
Apr 64 min read


A Manager’s Guide to Designing Horizontal Career Paths
Let’s face it: not every engineer will become a Staff Engineer. Promotions are finite. Headcount is tight. But growth? That’s infinite if...

Klara Furstner
Mar 74 min read


When There’s Nowhere to Climb – Understanding the Hidden Costs of Rigid Career Ladders
If you’re managing engineers in a flat or rigid org, you already know: the real challenge isn’t technical, it’s motivational. Growth...

Klara Furstner
Feb 73 min read


The Essential Guide for Engineering Managers: Mastering Technical Excellence, Team Growth, and Strategic Leadership
Being an engineering manager is about balancing technical expertise with human leadership, fostering a high-performing team, and driving...

Klara Furstner
Dec 17, 20249 min read


Balancing Maximum Productivity and a Healthy Team Culture in Engineering Teams
In the quick-moving tech world, engineering managers face a tough job: they need to deliver features fast while also creating an...

Klara Furstner
Nov 21, 20244 min read


Building High-Performance Engineering Teams: The Role of Psychological Safety and Inclusion
Creating effective engineering teams requires more than just technical ability. It's really important to have psychological safety and...

Klara Furstner
Nov 10, 20243 min read


Leadership in a Remote World: Inspiring Distributed Engineering Teams
Leading remote engineering teams isn't just about choosing the right tools or writing up expectations. It's about creating a culture...

Klara Furstner
Nov 4, 20244 min read


Coaching Techniques for Engineering Managers: Strategies for High and Low Performers
Coaching is one of the most valuable tools an engineering manager has, but it’s rarely one-size-fits-all. Supporting growth means knowing...

Klara Furstner
Nov 2, 20244 min read
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