So you want to be a manager
summary
Argues that management shifts work from writing code to enabling people, citing a personal shift from 80% coding → 20% coding to mostly meetings, one-to-ones, promotions and recruiting. Recommends keeping tech skills by building tools for team rather than big features, notes managers face longer feedback loops and more conflict and coaching, and says companies should pay for training and offer support if someone is promoted into management.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:53Code
- 4:26Schedule
- 5:40Focus
- 6:56Feedback loop
- 8:33People
- 9:31Conflict
- 11:49What you want
- 15:55The managers path
- 17:18Questions
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