Engineering Manager Notes
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Most of us, first-time managers, don’t get enough help, guidance and coaching. It’s a known issue.
The harsh truth about being "promoted" to engineering manager - it is not a promotion. It's a career reset. You’re starting from scratch, especially if you’re working at a big corp.
It is your responsibility to learn and adapt. And there is a lot to learn and adjust to.
What’s my role?
What does it mean to be productive and successful as an engineering manager?
How to manage people? How to manage people who were your peers a month ago? How to run 1:1s? How to give feedback?
How to manage my time and focus? How and what should I delegate? How to say no?
How to hire and onboard?
How to let someone go?
This is not the full list, of course.
My goal with this newsletter is to provide as much help as I can to first-time managers.