Shivani Sharma keynote
summary
Argues that moving into management is a lateral change not a promotion, backed by concrete experience: reading many management books, taking available IBM training (first slot nine months out), and relying on mentors rather than code. Describes scaling from 70 to over 500 engineers, a lonely first week with global overlaps before 9am, and learning by making mistakes. Recommends mentor ASAP and cites Google’s Aristotle finding that psychological safety beats raw IQ for team performance.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Start
- 2:38Why I Became an Engineering Manager
- 4:01Transition to Engineering Management
- 10:52How Do You Identify a Metaphor and What Do You Look for in a Mentor
- 11:55Favorite Book That Explains Your Management Philosophy
- 12:17Google Aristotle Project
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