The making of a manager's manager
summary
Clear, actionable advice: three tactics—fill in gaps by fixing processes, volunteer to take your manager’s work, and mentor new EMs—plus concrete rituals to join or create: demos, RFCs, postmortems and skip level meetings for signals. Expect day-to-day shifts: responsibility for multiple teams, longer one‑on‑ones, the need to first team map stakeholders, give up technical control, and tolerate being watched. Practical warnings about power dynamics, common mistakes and explicit self‑care practices complete the roadmap.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:24The Making of a Manager's Manager
- 2:24Would you actually like your manager's job?
- 7:02Fill in the gaps to help the business succeed
- 7:25Take work off your manager's plate
- 7:41Start mentoring and building a community
- 13:29Have them prioritize themselves before their teams
- 15:43Every interaction is an opportunity to shape the culture
- 16:45Limiting my first team to only peers in our department (design, PM)
- 19:07Still doing the old job, not giving up control sooner
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