LeadDev Courses

Setting Goals with Reluctant Team Members - A Manager's Guide

Discover effective strategies for goal-setting with reluctant team members, focusing on personalized approaches that align individual aspirations with company objectives while maintaining engagement and motivation.

• YouTube
• 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Boss's Shoes Don't Fit - Five Keys to Transitioning from Team Management to Strategic Leadership

Discover key insights for transitioning from team management to strategic leadership, with practical tips for empowering others, crafting vision, and making impactful decisions at scale.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Training Machines to See and Evaluate Scenic Beauty

Explore how deep learning and computer vision can be trained to recognize and evaluate scenic beauty, challenging traditional notions of aesthetic appreciation being uniquely human.

• YouTube
• 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Tactical Tech - Short-term Solutions for Long-term Strategy

Explore how tactical technical solutions, despite their temporary nature, can provide valuable insights and pave the way for more robust long-term strategies in software engineering.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Debug Like a Scientist - A Systematic Approach to Solving Complex Software Issues

Master scientific debugging methods to tackle complex, recurring bugs through observation, hypothesis testing, and systematic experimentation - applicable for tests, CI infrastructure, and production issues.

• YouTube
• 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Fitness Functions - Creating Consistency Across Hundreds of Services

Discover how fitness functions can automate and enforce engineering guidelines across multiple services, improving consistency, requirements compliance, and developer experience in large-scale systems.

• YouTube
• 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Modeling Complex Systems Using Interactive Dashboards

Discover how to build interactive system dashboards that serve as blueprints for complex systems, improving debugging efficiency and change management while reducing operational risks.

• YouTube
• 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Influencing Through Getting Your Carrots in Row - Understanding and Aligning Incentives

Discover effective strategies for influencing without authority by understanding and aligning incentives, using real-world examples to master the art of motivation and achieve organizational goals.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Doing "The Most Important Thing" Is a Trap - Learning to Say No as a Technical Leader

Discover how to avoid the pitfall of taking on every "important" task and learn effective strategies for maintaining focus on your core IC leadership responsibilities.

• YouTube
• 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Tips on Scaling Your Leadership Outside of Your Comfort Zone

Discover effective strategies for leading across diverse teams, adapting leadership skills beyond familiar territories, and building alignment while working with different technologies and stakeholders.

• YouTube
• 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

IPv6 and the Future of Internet Protocols - Lessons from Two Decades of Transition

Explore the current state of IPv6 adoption, its impact on internet architecture, and lessons learned from this massive protocol transition that shaped our dual-stack reality.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Scaling Yourself Through Technical Leadership and Knowledge Transfer

Discover effective strategies for scaling technical leadership by empowering colleagues through mentoring, teaching, and creating growth opportunities that benefit both individuals and organizations.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Effective Delegation Without Authority - Building Trust and Empowering Teams

Learn essential strategies for delegating work effectively as a Staff Engineer, focusing on building trust, clear communication, and empowering team members without direct authority.

• YouTube
• 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

From Idea to Innovation: Strategies for Creating Meaningful Impact

Discover strategies for transforming ideas into impactful innovations through a systematic approach to classifying, prioritizing, and scaling up different types of innovative initiatives in technology organizations.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Engineering Owns Velocity - Maximizing Team Output and Strategic Alignment

Discover effective strategies for engineering leaders to manage team velocity while aligning with company goals and maintaining sustainable productivity without compromising quality.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video