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James Stanier
Personal blog · theengineeringmanager.substack.comcareerproductivity
James Stanier writes The Engineering Manager, a personal blog at theengineeringmanager.substack.com about career and productivity. Since 2022, 13 different Hacker News readers have linked it 21 times, most often “Solving staffing challenges with concentric circles”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-22, and you can follow it by feed.
Tools, tips and discussions for current and aspiring engineering leaders.
Most-linked posts?
- Solving staffing challenges with concentric circles2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2024-11-02
- Parkinson's Law: It’s real, so use it2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-03-05
- How many direct reports should a manager have?2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2023-09-26
- Who will be the senior engineers of 2035?2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2026-04-14
What Hacker News says?
Submitted Parkinson's Law: It’s real, so use it as a story · 255 points
HN discussionSubmitted Should managers still code? as a story · 245 points
HN discussionSubmitted Solving staffing challenges with concentric circles as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Problem with Your Manager as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Nobody Needs a Human Router as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted What Does a Date Mean? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Parkinson's Law: It's Real, So Use It as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted How do I progress to the next level in my career? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted How do I get better at writing? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Landing the Plane as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted We Managed an Engineering Reliability Crisis as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Who will be the senior engineers of 2035? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Who will be the senior engineers of 2035? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Councils of Agents as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Solving staffing challenges with concentric circles as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Solving staffing challenges with concentric circles as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Disappointment Frontier as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Tarzan Method as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted How many direct reports should a manager have? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted How many direct reports should a manager have? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted How do I get better at giving feedback? as a story · 1 points
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