LeadDev Courses

LLMs - An Operator's View

Discover practical strategies for implementing LLMs in your engineering team, product development, and leadership approach with actionable insights from an operator's perspective.

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

From Friction to Function - Strengthening the Product-Engineering Alliance

Discover how to transform product-engineering tensions into strategic partnerships through practical frameworks for prioritization, technical advocacy, and shared decision-making processes.

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

Scaling Systems, Scaling Influence - Lessons from Distributed Architecture

Discover how distributed systems principles like fault tolerance and redundancy can scale your technical influence as a Staff+ engineer across large organizations.

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

Leading Without Committing - Managing Teams Outside Your Tech Stack

Discover how to effectively lead engineering teams across unfamiliar tech stacks by building trust, empowering growth, and creating supportive environments without deep technical expertise.

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

Hold on, Let Me Prompt That - Leading with Conviction in the GenAI Era

Explore how GenAI can erode leadership confidence and learn to balance AI assistance with authentic decision-making and original thinking as an engineering leader.

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

Un-becoming the Bottleneck - How Staff+ Engineers Can Stop Hindering Team Growth

Discover how Staff+ Engineers can stop being growth barriers and instead cultivate team development by investing in key individuals rather than scaling broadly.

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

The Magic of Crisis - Leveraging Organizational Challenges for Technical Transformation

Discover how Staff+ engineers can leverage organizational crises as transformative opportunities to drive meaningful technical change and strengthen systems during challenging times.

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

Finding the Spark - Unlocking Growth Potential on Your Team

Discover a practical framework for identifying each team member's growth potential and creating personalized development plans that boost engagement and retention without budget constraints.

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

Theory to Action - Architecting and Implementing Your Team Operating System

Discover how to architect effective team operating systems with structured rhythms, processes, and feedback loops that drive collaboration and alignment in engineering teams.

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

FORTRAN's AI Playbook - Leadership Lessons from History

Discover leadership strategies for AI adoption through Dorothy Vaughan's pioneering work with FORTRAN at NASA, covering change anticipation, transition management, and team success.

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

How to Get Buy-In When You're Not the Boss

Master stakeholder alignment and influence without authority through proven strategies for gaining buy-in across teams and departments.

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

Debugging the Most Critical Relationship in Your Work Life

Discover how to navigate complex boss relationships, improve communication, and build effective partnerships while balancing honesty with career advancement.

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

How Barclays and Experian Proactively Manage Tech Debt

Discover how Barclays and Experian tackle tech debt proactively through systematic approaches, improving business agility and competitive advantage in this 43-minute panel.

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

Going All-In on Data Products - Auto Trader Case Study

Explore Auto Trader's journey building a comprehensive data product alongside their digital retailing platform, covering decision-making, benefits, and real-world challenges.

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

Rebuilding Trust - Leadership After Layoffs

Discover strategies for rebuilding team trust and culture after layoffs, managing survivor's guilt, restoring psychological safety, and maintaining productivity with reduced resources.

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