Archive - Engineering Leadership

Context-Switching - One of the Worst Productivity Killers in the Engineering Industry

Nothing gets done at the end of the day 🤯 Don't worry, we got you covered!

Mar 10, 2024 • Gregor Ojstersek

100+ resources to become a great engineering leader

List of books, newsletters, people and more!

Jan 14, 2024 • Gregor Ojstersek

200+ Resources to Become a Great Engineering Leader in 2026

List of books, newsletters & articles, people and more!

Sep 14, 2025 • Gregor Ojstersek

How to Do AI-Assisted Engineering

15 experienced engineers and engineering leaders share their real-world experiences with AI-assisted engineering.

Mar 22 • Gregor Ojstersek

Biggest Productivity Killers in the Engineering Industry

My top 3 biggest productivity killers and my solutions to them + 🎁 BONUS: one additional: multi-tasking

Dec 17, 2023 • Gregor Ojstersek

15 Lessons From 15 Years in Tech

15 hard lessons learned from a Software Engineering Director at Oracle!

Feb 16, 2025 • Gregor Ojstersek and Owain Lewis

How to Use AI to Increase Software Development Productivity

11 engineering leaders have shared their specific cases on how they are using AI to increase Software Development productivity!

Mar 9, 2025 • Gregor Ojstersek

5 Skills to Develop to Grow From Senior to Staff Engineer

Start your 2025 by focusing on the skills needed to grow to Staff level!

Jan 5, 2025 • Gregor Ojstersek and Arpit Bhayani

How to Build AI-Native Engineering Teams

Insights from my conversation with the Engineering Lead at OpenAI Codex team

Feb 18 • Gregor Ojstersek

Why your job search is failing as an engineer or a manager (and how to fix it)

183 candidates and counting - here’s what Taha learned about beating the hiring system.

Sep 29, 2024 • Gregor Ojstersek and Taha Hussain

Perfectionism - One of the Biggest Productivity Killers in the Engineering Industry

It can cause immense stress and can lead to burnout 🤯 Don't worry, we're sharing our mistakes, so hopefully you'll avoid some!

Jul 28, 2024 • Gregor Ojstersek and Jordan Cutler

15 Productivity Hacks Every Engineer & Manager Should Know

Simple strategies to work smarter, deliver better results and have more time for yourself!

Jun 1, 2025 • Gregor Ojstersek and Ales Zehelj

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