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The Handshake Deal That Every Job Offer Must...
It’s 4p.m. on Thursday. I’m halfway through giving a job offer to...
Meetings Suck. Here’s How We Do Them...
Prior to joining Stride, I hated meetings. Meetings were boring,...
OKR Best Practices for Technology Teams
"My team’s got more to do than we’ll ever have time for this year....
How to Win Against Unconscious Gender Bias
“For women, there’s a fine line between speaking your mind vs...
Improve Company Culture With Volunteer Task...
Most people hate being told what to do.
It seems like an obvious...
Why Site Accessibility Matters
Site accessibility focuses on making a website’s content accessible...
Lean Coffee at Stride
The concept of Lean Coffee originated in Seattle in 2009. The concept...
Why We Don’t Hire 'Ninjas' And Why You...
The days of tech teams hiring ‘ninja,’ ‘rockstar,’ or ‘unicorn’...
Stride's Toast to Failure
At Stride, “Learning from Failure” is one of our core values. We...
Communication Best Practices for Agile Teams
I was asked these questions recently and thought it would be useful...
Great Company Cultures Are Not Accidents
I’m continuously surprised with all the mystery surrounding company...
The Mythical Man-Month Is True for On Time...
I love the book The Mythical Man-Month by Fred Brooks. It explains...
How to Avoid Last Minute Missed Deadlines
Last week, a CEO asked me a great question. His tech team told him...
[Podcast] The Rabbit Hole Episode 05:...
A new episode of The Rabbit Hole is now live!
[Podcast] The Rabbit Hole Episode 03:...
Episode 03 of “The Rabbit Hole” is now live! In this week’s podcast,...
Stride's 4th Annual Ski Trip to Plattekill...
In mid-February, I walked into a room to grab a snack. One of my...
How to Tell When No One Trusts Each Other at...
Here's an easy test. Do you have a regular status meeting with...
Equal Pay Isn’t Just Lip Service - It’s What...
Twice in my career, I’ve left jobs because of gender discrimination...
The Intersection of Teaching, Coding, and...
“How many people here have teaching experience?” our CEO Debbie...
[Ebook] The Importance of Effective Team...
It’s Thursday morning at 10:30am. Kim, Head of Product at Acme Co.,...
What is a Developer Consultant?
At Stride, we call our employees “developer consultants.” It’s a term...
Improve Team Communication With 5 Easy Steps
Effective team communication is hard. Growing tech teams often encounter a breakdown of communication between product and engineering. Here are five easy steps to improving team communication.
Stride Helps StellaService Accelerate MVP Launch
StellaService had an idea so big, it is revolutionizing the entire customer service industry. Learn how Stride built and launched an MVP so powerful that it exceeded it's goals by 1120%!