Why I built this
Most leadership advice for engineers sounds like it was written by someone who's never debugged production at 2 AM. It's all 'leverage synergies' and 'stakeholder alignment.' Real engineering leadership is messier than that.
Casual Leader is a newsletter for first-time engineering managers who want to lead their teams without becoming a different person. No MBA theater. No performative authority. Just frameworks that work for people who think in systems.
What it does
- One actionable leadership framework per issue
- Topics: 1:1s, feedback, delegation, career navigation, boundaries
- Written for engineers who just got promoted (or are about to)
- Anti-hustle, anti-corporate, pro-human
Technical note
Cadence: Every two weeks Audience: Engineering managers, tech leads, VPs Domain: casualleader.com