There and Back Again, or Do You Have to Become a Manager
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A soft-skills talk with Vladimir Grinenko about being both a manager and a developer, covering pros and cons, practical advice, pitfalls, and case examples. It explains advantages developers gain from prior management experience, whether and how to become a manager, what to do after taking a management role, and how to live as a long-time manager.
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chapters (19)
- 0:00Career path
- 2:36Becoming a manager?
- 3:21Manager at Yandex
- 5:52Engineer to manager
- 7:14Returning to coding
- 9:02Manager reality
- 10:28Manager at conference
- 11:55Happy team tips
- 14:48Daily routine
- 17:21How to become manager
- 19:10Manager communication
- 20:59Delegation art
- 22:25Team planning
- 24:18Measuring manager success
- 26:07Why return to coding
- 28:41When to stop managing
- 30:49Back to development
- 32:14Conclusion
- 34:01Q&A
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