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You cannot not lead

Whether you’re aware of it or not, your actions and non-actions impact the people around you. Everything sends a message. Everything communicates. Everything is leading.
Svenja Schäfer
November 27, 2025
- People Management
- Leadership
We're a fully-remote company. Why host concurrent In-Person and Remote Summits?

We ran our in-person Amsterdam Summit and Remote Summit at the same time in October. A ton of effort. Culturally priceless.
Stephanie Kuroda
November 21, 2025
- Operations
- Remote
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- Inclusion
- Values
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Building Strong Rails Teams: Join our hiring roundtable

June 18 at 12pm ET - Join thoughtbot CEO Chad Pytel for a candid roundtable on hiring senior Rails developers, with a focus on fairness, speed, and culture add.
Lindsey Christensen
June 5, 2025
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You don't need a CTO for that – meet your Fractional Tech Lead

Why hiring a full-time CTO might not have the wanted – and needed - affect. Learn about thoughtbot’s fractional leadership and how they will solve your problems.
Svenja Schäfer
May 20, 2025
- Leadership
- Consulting
Learn what you can, then move on

Dealing with the effects of a wrong decision.
Justin Toniazzo
April 28, 2025
How transparency helps us navigate during calm and chaos

At thoughtbot, transparency is our compass, guiding us through both calm and chaos, toward informed decision-making and collaboration.
Stephanie Kuroda
March 28, 2025
Giving to tribal nations

Making investment days open to tribal nations.
Johny Ho
November 19, 2024
Favorite resources for tech leadership

We’ve organized some of your favorite thoughtbot resources around process, tech decisions, and culture into a single resource page.
Lindsey Christensen
May 23, 2024
- Leadership
- Resource
The Power of Team Goal Setting

Team goal setting is an essential practice that helps align individual efforts with organizational objectives, fosters collaboration, and drives overall performance.
Vendela Colavecchio
May 21, 2024
- Leadership
- Team
- Strategy
Team Lead Fireside Chat: A Recap

Learn how thoughtbot’s Team Leads foster a culture of growth and feedback.
Rob Whittaker
April 25, 2024
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