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Leadership styles in software development companies
Exploring how U.S. and European leadership styles shape not just our code, but our well-being
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Marcos F. Lobo 🗻
Are you still treating your team like a family?
You are not The Brady Bunch
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Find What You Need: A Curated Guide to My Best Content
Whether you're growing into leadership, aiming for Tech Lead, or eyeing a Staff Engineer role—this guide will help you get there faster
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From Debugging Code to Debugging Teams
Why Engineering Management Isn’t Just a Promotion—It’s a Crash Course in Leading People, Embracing Ambiguity, and Achieving Quiet Wins
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Marcos F. Lobo 🗻
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Rafa Páez
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Your First Step to Engineering Leadership: Becoming a Senior Dev
Why Becoming Senior Dev is the First Step to Leadership
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Marcos F. Lobo 🗻
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Adler Hsieh
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Wearing Many Hats: The Reality of a Startup Engineer
Joining a startup is like jumping onto a roller coaster without a seatbelt
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Technical Leadership Responsibilities
7 responsibilities for the Tech Lead role by area of influence
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Break Out of Your Silo: The Path to Staff Engineer
3 factors to gain visibility and advance in your technical career ladder
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Challenge your Engineering Manager
It is expected and you will grow!
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Software Engineer’s Roadmap to Leadership
7-step guide to help you reach your goal faster
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Marcos F. Lobo 🗻
 and 
Gábor Till
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The dilemma of the person with willingness but lack of experience
When you are hiring, do you have to find the candidate that matches all points on the position script? or something else?
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Marcos F. Lobo 🗻
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