---
title: "Build humane, effective engineering organizations"
description: "Engineering leadership blog by Jade Rubick"
url: "https://www.rubick.com/10/"
---

## Recent posts

[![Wonderful hiring practices that for some reason aren't more common](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/hiring.B3y6AolP_2w60rS.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/startup-hiring-and-recruiting/)

### [Wonderful hiring practices that for some reason aren't more common](https://www.rubick.com/startup-hiring-and-recruiting/)

July 16, 2021

[#hiring](https://www.rubick.com/tags/hiring/) [#recruiting](https://www.rubick.com/tags/recruiting/) [#diversity-equity-and-inclusion](https://www.rubick.com/tags/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/) [#scaling](https://www.rubick.com/tags/scaling/) [#pay-equity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/pay-equity/)

[![Exploration and exploitation in technical standards](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/exploration.D6U9P3j-_Z16HFkw.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/exploration-and-exploitation-in-technical-standards/)

### [Exploration and exploitation in technical standards](https://www.rubick.com/exploration-and-exploitation-in-technical-standards/)

June 11, 2021

[#communication](https://www.rubick.com/tags/communication/) [#standards](https://www.rubick.com/tags/standards/) [#architecture](https://www.rubick.com/tags/architecture/)

[![Everyone lies to leaders](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/lies.Cq7I-VwT_Z1oIi1f.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/everyone-lies-to-leaders/)

### [Everyone lies to leaders](https://www.rubick.com/everyone-lies-to-leaders/)

June 1, 2021

[#company-culture](https://www.rubick.com/tags/company-culture/) [#communication](https://www.rubick.com/tags/communication/) [#recognition](https://www.rubick.com/tags/recognition/) [#leadership](https://www.rubick.com/tags/leadership/)

[![Use holiday focus days to increase company focus and honor your team's diversity](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/holiday.DhYklpa5_Z21MBTB.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/use-holiday-focus-days-to-increase-company-focus-and-honor-your-teams-diversity/)

### [Use holiday focus days to increase company focus and honor your team's diversity](https://www.rubick.com/use-holiday-focus-days-to-increase-company-focus-and-honor-your-teams-diversity/)

May 24, 2021

[#remote-work](https://www.rubick.com/tags/remote-work/) [#meetings](https://www.rubick.com/tags/meetings/) [#meetings](https://www.rubick.com/tags/meetings/) [#diversity-equity-and-inclusion](https://www.rubick.com/tags/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/) [#company-culture](https://www.rubick.com/tags/company-culture/)

[![Unusual tips to keep Slack from becoming a nightmare](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/nightmare.RSOf4w7z_ZidwLV.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/unusual-tips-to-keep-slack-from-becoming-a-nightmare/)

### [Unusual tips to keep Slack from becoming a nightmare](https://www.rubick.com/unusual-tips-to-keep-slack-from-becoming-a-nightmare/)

May 11, 2021

[#communication](https://www.rubick.com/tags/communication/) [#remote-work](https://www.rubick.com/tags/remote-work/) [#scaling](https://www.rubick.com/tags/scaling/)

[![How to refactor meetings as they grow with the rule of eight](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/eight._OVLHn6G_1iNgSF.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/the-rule-of-eight-for-strong-decision-making-meetings/)

### [How to refactor meetings as they grow with the rule of eight](https://www.rubick.com/the-rule-of-eight-for-strong-decision-making-meetings/)

April 30, 2021

[#communication](https://www.rubick.com/tags/communication/) [#org-design](https://www.rubick.com/tags/org-design/) [#meetings](https://www.rubick.com/tags/meetings/) [#scaling](https://www.rubick.com/tags/scaling/)

[![Glue your happy brains together with shared state](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/serialization.BD3SA8yk_evJpa.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/communication-is-shared-state/)

### [Glue your happy brains together with shared state](https://www.rubick.com/communication-is-shared-state/)

March 20, 2021

[#communication](https://www.rubick.com/tags/communication/) [#remote-work](https://www.rubick.com/tags/remote-work/)

[![Use OKRs to drive equity](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/abstract.C2UTGJgg_1KtbmT.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/use-okrs-to-drive-equity/)

### [Use OKRs to drive equity](https://www.rubick.com/use-okrs-to-drive-equity/)

March 6, 2021

[#diversity-equity-and-inclusion](https://www.rubick.com/tags/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/) [#company-culture](https://www.rubick.com/tags/company-culture/) [#goal-setting](https://www.rubick.com/tags/goal-setting/)

[![Demo-driven development](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/fast.CCzgP2H7_Z2qJDum.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/demo-driven-development/)

### [Demo-driven development](https://www.rubick.com/demo-driven-development/)

February 6, 2021

[#project-management](https://www.rubick.com/tags/project-management/) [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#hacker-news](https://www.rubick.com/tags/hacker-news/) [#popular](https://www.rubick.com/tags/popular/)

[![Make your team miserable with one of these popular project-management anti-patterns](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/slow.BFv20iR0_ZNxaXk.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/three-anti-patterns-for-project-management/)

### [Make your team miserable with one of these popular project-management anti-patterns](https://www.rubick.com/three-anti-patterns-for-project-management/)

February 6, 2021

[#project-management](https://www.rubick.com/tags/project-management/) [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#dzone-featured](https://www.rubick.com/tags/dzone-featured/) [#hackernoon-frontpage](https://www.rubick.com/tags/hackernoon-frontpage/)

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