Things I Wish I Knew When I Became a Manager
summary
Distills 9+ years of engineering management into concrete tactics across Managing Teams, Managing Individuals, Managing Yourself: use a repeatable one-on-one template, practice reflective listening, set a clear Horizon (months) for promotions, and split raises to smooth budget limits. Track deliverables and backlogs, rely on role competencies for performance conversations, pull HR in for tricky cases, schedule half-hour biweekly 1:1s (hourly weekly for leads), get multiple mentors, and protect a nonwork “third place.”
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:15Managing teams
- 7:15Building trust
- 10:05Career growth
- 13:40Money and performance
- 17:17Management toll
- 20:28Self-care and mentors
- 23:39Resources
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