Steve Bennett

Steve Bennett is people focussed engineering leader. He has lead multiple teams, all sharing the same passions of extreme programming, quality code, agile development and great products.

I'm new to Engineering Management, what books should I read?

2 years ago 4 min read newtothis

There are so many great books that I could recommend for a new manager. Narrowing down the list has been challenging! We're fortunate that much is written on the practice of management. In

I'm new to this, what do you recommend?

2 years ago 1 min read newtothis

Recently I was asked what resources I would recommend for someone moving from an engineering role and taking on a management role. Many people become a manager without clear training and development plan

Are you ok?

2 years ago 2 min read

Life is weird right now. It's like nothing I've ever experienced before and everyone reading this is likely to have undergone significant changes to the way they live, work and play. I started

On Leaving Alfresco

2 years ago 3 min read

This week, after over 3 and a half years, I left Alfresco. The decision to leave was a difficult one, but ultimately, it's the right move for both the company and me. My

Getting better feedback

2 years ago 2 min read

Recently, I came across the following post on Twitter. 100% of peer feedback I've read for mobile engineers at every company I've worked at: From other mobile engineers: They