---
title: "Build humane, effective engineering organizations"
description: "Engineering leadership blog by Jade Rubick"
url: "https://www.rubick.com/5/"
---

## Recent posts

[![Group leadership coaching](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/coaching.BBJ7Gfm__cNsMO.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/group-leadership-coaching/)

### [Group leadership coaching](https://www.rubick.com/group-leadership-coaching/)

December 4, 2023

[#mentorship](https://www.rubick.com/tags/mentorship/) [#self-promotion](https://www.rubick.com/tags/self-promotion/) [#leadership](https://www.rubick.com/tags/leadership/)

[![Organizational danger zones](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/danger.DYIHVrde_tFvwc.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/organizational-danger-zones/)

### [Organizational danger zones](https://www.rubick.com/organizational-danger-zones/)

November 21, 2023

[#scaling](https://www.rubick.com/tags/scaling/) [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#complexity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/complexity/) [#org-design](https://www.rubick.com/tags/org-design/) [#dzone-featured](https://www.rubick.com/tags/dzone-featured/)

[![The best approach I've seen for hiring junior engineers](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/new.C99SzMu5_IBDSF.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/hiring-new-engineers/)

### [The best approach I've seen for hiring junior engineers](https://www.rubick.com/hiring-new-engineers/)

August 11, 2023

[#hiring](https://www.rubick.com/tags/hiring/) [#mentorship](https://www.rubick.com/tags/mentorship/) [#onboarding](https://www.rubick.com/tags/onboarding/) [#recruiting](https://www.rubick.com/tags/recruiting/) [#dzone-featured](https://www.rubick.com/tags/dzone-featured/) [#hacker-news](https://www.rubick.com/tags/hacker-news/)

[![Tactical advice for building effective eng teams, anti-patterns to avoid (Snack bites podcast)](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/podcast.Dw0nRdzY_1KS3iM.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/interview-software-snack-bites/)

### [Tactical advice for building effective eng teams, anti-patterns to avoid (Snack bites podcast)](https://www.rubick.com/interview-software-snack-bites/)

August 9, 2023

[#podcast](https://www.rubick.com/tags/podcast/) [#scaling](https://www.rubick.com/tags/scaling/) [#roles](https://www.rubick.com/tags/roles/) [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#velocity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/velocity/)

[![A detailed look at FaST agile -- a practice well worth your time](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/surfing.B70H2LFU_ZRzK2N.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/fast-agile/)

### [A detailed look at FaST agile -- a practice well worth your time](https://www.rubick.com/fast-agile/)

June 22, 2023

[#scaling](https://www.rubick.com/tags/scaling/) [#complexity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/complexity/) [#roles](https://www.rubick.com/tags/roles/) [#org-design](https://www.rubick.com/tags/org-design/) [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#agile](https://www.rubick.com/tags/agile/) [#dzone-featured](https://www.rubick.com/tags/dzone-featured/)

[![Curious about becoming an executive consultant?](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/goats.BeqpiGAe_14Nd3Q.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/executive-consultant-curious/)

### [Curious about becoming an executive consultant?](https://www.rubick.com/executive-consultant-curious/)

May 4, 2023

[#consulting](https://www.rubick.com/tags/consulting/)

[![The ultimate playbook for hiring engineering managers - a step-by-step guide](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/crowd.CLeSCv5k_ZtWncG.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/interviewing-engineering-managers/)

### [The ultimate playbook for hiring engineering managers - a step-by-step guide](https://www.rubick.com/interviewing-engineering-managers/)

April 11, 2023

[#interviewing](https://www.rubick.com/tags/interviewing/) [#hiring](https://www.rubick.com/tags/hiring/) [#dzone-featured](https://www.rubick.com/tags/dzone-featured/)

[![The secret to holding a candidate review meeting that isn't boring as hell](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/python.Df9ja3Nw_Z14SiPv.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/candidate-review-meeting/)

### [The secret to holding a candidate review meeting that isn't boring as hell](https://www.rubick.com/candidate-review-meeting/)

April 10, 2023

[#interviewing](https://www.rubick.com/tags/interviewing/) [#meetings](https://www.rubick.com/tags/meetings/) [#hiring](https://www.rubick.com/tags/hiring/)

[![How an executive advisor can help you grow faster and navigate unfamiliar terrain](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/guide.DvmNRpdY_Zdj4A1.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/executive-advisor/)

### [How an executive advisor can help you grow faster and navigate unfamiliar terrain](https://www.rubick.com/executive-advisor/)

April 4, 2023

[#scaling](https://www.rubick.com/tags/scaling/) [#company-culture](https://www.rubick.com/tags/company-culture/) [#mentorship](https://www.rubick.com/tags/mentorship/) [#leadership](https://www.rubick.com/tags/leadership/) [#interviewing](https://www.rubick.com/tags/interviewing/) [#consulting](https://www.rubick.com/tags/consulting/) [#self-promotion](https://www.rubick.com/tags/self-promotion/) [#dzone-featured](https://www.rubick.com/tags/dzone-featured/)

[![Steel threads are a technique that will make you a better engineer](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/thread.DusLDsby_Z1mCDJc.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/steel-threads/)

### [Steel threads are a technique that will make you a better engineer](https://www.rubick.com/steel-threads/)

March 5, 2023

[#software-design](https://www.rubick.com/tags/software-design/) [#project-management](https://www.rubick.com/tags/project-management/) [#architecture](https://www.rubick.com/tags/architecture/) [#feature-flags](https://www.rubick.com/tags/feature-flags/) [#hacker-news](https://www.rubick.com/tags/hacker-news/) [#hackernoon-frontpage](https://www.rubick.com/tags/hackernoon-frontpage/) [#dzone-featured](https://www.rubick.com/tags/dzone-featured/) [#popular](https://www.rubick.com/tags/popular/)

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