--- title: "Blog Posts" description: "Engineering leadership blog by Jade Rubick" url: "https://www.rubick.com/posts/4/" --- # Blog Posts [![Implementing software engineering levels (with fully-usable examples)](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/staircase.Dnw44mZu_Z11loeJ.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/engineering-levels/) ### [Implementing software engineering levels (with fully-usable examples)](https://www.rubick.com/engineering-levels/) January 11, 2023 [#pay-equity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/pay-equity/) [#promotions](https://www.rubick.com/tags/promotions/) [![Leaders make their own problems](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/problems.BJMPUP4E_Z1FEl9U.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/leaders-make-their-own-problems/) ### [Leaders make their own problems](https://www.rubick.com/leaders-make-their-own-problems/) January 7, 2023 [#goal-setting](https://www.rubick.com/tags/goal-setting/) [#roles](https://www.rubick.com/tags/roles/) [#leadership](https://www.rubick.com/tags/leadership/) [#okrs](https://www.rubick.com/tags/okrs/) [#dzone-featured](https://www.rubick.com/tags/dzone-featured/) [![A weekly project plan you will want to frame](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/project-plan.C_YQvUfC_Z2tUvfe.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/weekly-project-plans/) ### [A weekly project plan you will want to frame](https://www.rubick.com/weekly-project-plans/) December 21, 2022 [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#project-management](https://www.rubick.com/tags/project-management/) [#agile](https://www.rubick.com/tags/agile/) [#dzone-featured](https://www.rubick.com/tags/dzone-featured/) [#hackernoon-frontpage](https://www.rubick.com/tags/hackernoon-frontpage/) [![How to not screw up your product strategy](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/product-strategy.BzEd_HhX_Z26sN7u.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/product-strategy/) ### [How to not screw up your product strategy](https://www.rubick.com/product-strategy/) November 8, 2022 [#goal-setting](https://www.rubick.com/tags/goal-setting/) [#prioritization](https://www.rubick.com/tags/prioritization/) [#product-management](https://www.rubick.com/tags/product-management/) [#dzone-featured](https://www.rubick.com/tags/dzone-featured/) [![Why are process gates the hellish spawn of evil you should avoid at all cost?](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/process-gates.DhYr30AG_Z1xuNR1.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/process-gates-of-hell/) ### [Why are process gates the hellish spawn of evil you should avoid at all cost?](https://www.rubick.com/process-gates-of-hell/) September 26, 2022 [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#scaling](https://www.rubick.com/tags/scaling/) [#change-management](https://www.rubick.com/tags/change-management/) [#design](https://www.rubick.com/tags/design/) [#velocity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/velocity/) [#complexity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/complexity/) [#hacker-news](https://www.rubick.com/tags/hacker-news/) [#dzone-featured](https://www.rubick.com/tags/dzone-featured/) [![If you want to be a terrible manager, focus on being a shit shield](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/shit-shield.Fv9okOd8_1Khged.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/shit-shield/) ### [If you want to be a terrible manager, focus on being a shit shield](https://www.rubick.com/shit-shield/) July 19, 2022 [#roles](https://www.rubick.com/tags/roles/) [#company-culture](https://www.rubick.com/tags/company-culture/) [![Learn the weekly rituals you should master as a software project manager](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/project-management.7NR8GYmX_MBSjS.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/project-manager-weekly-rituals/) ### [Learn the weekly rituals you should master as a software project manager](https://www.rubick.com/project-manager-weekly-rituals/) July 1, 2022 [#communication](https://www.rubick.com/tags/communication/) [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#project-management](https://www.rubick.com/tags/project-management/) [#agile](https://www.rubick.com/tags/agile/) [#information-flow](https://www.rubick.com/tags/information-flow/) [#goal-setting](https://www.rubick.com/tags/goal-setting/) [![Can this ownership exercise improve how you work with others?](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/role-definition.Dw2RmSiY_1Kwv9X.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/role-definition/) ### [Can this ownership exercise improve how you work with others?](https://www.rubick.com/role-definition/) June 10, 2022 [#scaling](https://www.rubick.com/tags/scaling/) [#onboarding](https://www.rubick.com/tags/onboarding/) [#roles](https://www.rubick.com/tags/roles/) [![What do great engineering managers need to know about compensation and equity?](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/comp.TZYwVcjU_1bGaig.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/compensation-and-equity/) ### [What do great engineering managers need to know about compensation and equity?](https://www.rubick.com/compensation-and-equity/) May 9, 2022 [#diversity-equity-and-inclusion](https://www.rubick.com/tags/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/) [#hiring](https://www.rubick.com/tags/hiring/) [#pay-equity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/pay-equity/) [#promotions](https://www.rubick.com/tags/promotions/) [#hacker-news](https://www.rubick.com/tags/hacker-news/) [#popular](https://www.rubick.com/tags/popular/) [![Make changes that people will embrace](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/change.CxeL7Kpe_Z2g7FEm.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/make-changes-easy/) ### [Make changes that people will embrace](https://www.rubick.com/make-changes-easy/) March 9, 2022 [#communication](https://www.rubick.com/tags/communication/) [#change-management](https://www.rubick.com/tags/change-management/) [![Use these tips to improve your executive presence](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/executive.BaML2gDh_Z27YtcS.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/executive-presence-coaching/) ### [Use these tips to improve your executive presence](https://www.rubick.com/executive-presence-coaching/) February 7, 2022 [#communication](https://www.rubick.com/tags/communication/) [#diversity-equity-and-inclusion](https://www.rubick.com/tags/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/) [#leadership](https://www.rubick.com/tags/leadership/) [![How security, reliability, and design teams can get other teams to do work for them -- the Objective Expert Model](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/objective.3U2QVM0c_Z12gvJU.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/objective-expert-model/) ### [How security, reliability, and design teams can get other teams to do work for them -- the Objective Expert Model](https://www.rubick.com/objective-expert-model/) January 21, 2022 [#prioritization](https://www.rubick.com/tags/prioritization/) [#coordination-models](https://www.rubick.com/tags/coordination-models/) [#coordination-models-team](https://www.rubick.com/tags/coordination-models-team/) [#org-design](https://www.rubick.com/tags/org-design/) [#scaling](https://www.rubick.com/tags/scaling/) [#platform-engineering](https://www.rubick.com/tags/platform-engineering/) [#design](https://www.rubick.com/tags/design/) [![Great engineering teams focus on milestones instead of projects](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/milestone.DgUDeseG_21KifB.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/milestones-not-projects/) ### [Great engineering teams focus on milestones instead of projects](https://www.rubick.com/milestones-not-projects/) December 7, 2021 [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#velocity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/velocity/) [#project-management](https://www.rubick.com/tags/project-management/) [#prioritization](https://www.rubick.com/tags/prioritization/) [#agile](https://www.rubick.com/tags/agile/) [#hacker-news](https://www.rubick.com/tags/hacker-news/) [#popular](https://www.rubick.com/tags/popular/) [![Using a DSLR for video conferencing](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/dslr.DlY-ABSM_Z2wEFAx.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/using-a-dslr-for-video-conferencing/) ### [Using a DSLR for video conferencing](https://www.rubick.com/using-a-dslr-for-video-conferencing/) November 22, 2021 [#remote-work](https://www.rubick.com/tags/remote-work/) [![Engineering manager vs. tech lead -- which is better?](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/manager.xR9iiCab_1m11uu.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/engineering-manager-vs-tech-lead/) ### [Engineering manager vs. tech lead -- which is better?](https://www.rubick.com/engineering-manager-vs-tech-lead/) November 17, 2021 [#org-design](https://www.rubick.com/tags/org-design/) [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#velocity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/velocity/) [#scaling](https://www.rubick.com/tags/scaling/) [#project-management](https://www.rubick.com/tags/project-management/) [![Achieve autonomy in product engineering with the independent executor model](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/independent.DPd-EKxQ_1KeLIe.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/independent-executor-model/) ### [Achieve autonomy in product engineering with the independent executor model](https://www.rubick.com/independent-executor-model/) November 6, 2021 [#coordination-models](https://www.rubick.com/tags/coordination-models/) [#coordination-models-team](https://www.rubick.com/tags/coordination-models-team/) [#org-design](https://www.rubick.com/tags/org-design/) [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#velocity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/velocity/) [#product-engineering](https://www.rubick.com/tags/product-engineering/) [![Working together is the best -- the guide to happy embedding](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/embed.yZOSYSsD_ZJyTCA.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/embedded-model/) ### [Working together is the best -- the guide to happy embedding](https://www.rubick.com/embedded-model/) October 27, 2021 [#coordination-models](https://www.rubick.com/tags/coordination-models/) [#coordination-models-team](https://www.rubick.com/tags/coordination-models-team/) [#org-design](https://www.rubick.com/tags/org-design/) [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#velocity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/velocity/) [#platform-engineering](https://www.rubick.com/tags/platform-engineering/) [![Should platform teams deprecate or does that cause massive problems?](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/fan.julCTzcv_Z25Vbzh.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/should-platform-teams-deprecate/) ### [Should platform teams deprecate or does that cause massive problems?](https://www.rubick.com/should-platform-teams-deprecate/) October 7, 2021 [#platform](https://www.rubick.com/tags/platform/) [#communication](https://www.rubick.com/tags/communication/) [#scaling](https://www.rubick.com/tags/scaling/) [#org-design](https://www.rubick.com/tags/org-design/) [#delivery](https://www.rubick.com/tags/delivery/) [#velocity](https://www.rubick.com/tags/velocity/) [#platform-engineering](https://www.rubick.com/tags/platform-engineering/) [![Liaison - the spy you'll love to send to other teams](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/liaison.DoeoS-JY_1DBjjv.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/liaison-model/) ### [Liaison - the spy you'll love to send to other teams](https://www.rubick.com/liaison-model/) October 6, 2021 [#coordination-models](https://www.rubick.com/tags/coordination-models/) [#coordination-models-team](https://www.rubick.com/tags/coordination-models-team/) [#communication](https://www.rubick.com/tags/communication/) [#information-flow](https://www.rubick.com/tags/information-flow/) [![Don’t use goal frameworks to manage projects](https://www.rubick.com/_astro/goal.C4nTc8SA_1JLH1x.webp)](https://www.rubick.com/advice-for-using-goal-frameworks/) ### [Don’t use goal frameworks to manage projects](https://www.rubick.com/advice-for-using-goal-frameworks/) October 4, 2021 [#coordination-models](https://www.rubick.com/tags/coordination-models/) [#coordination-models-centralized](https://www.rubick.com/tags/coordination-models-centralized/) [#okrs](https://www.rubick.com/tags/okrs/) [#goal-setting](https://www.rubick.com/tags/goal-setting/) [#project-management](https://www.rubick.com/tags/project-management/) Page 4 of 6 [Previous](https://www.rubick.com/posts/3) [Next](https://www.rubick.com/posts/5)