Mistakes and lessons from moving from a technical role to management
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A personal retrospective about migrating from software developer to management, describing concrete mistakes and successes encountered while moving through tactical team leadership up to CTO at ContaAzul. Covers career decisions, pros and cons of becoming a manager, and practical lessons learned managing teams of 60–70 engineers. Offers guidance to help other developers decide whether to pursue a management path.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00First manager crisis
- 4:27Technical career context
- 7:55Becoming a manager
- 14:59First mistake: not delegating
- 17:04Second crisis: nine projects
- 21:16Hiring mistakes
- 26:29Burnout and boundaries
- 30:38Mature management phase
- 32:03Current challenges and lessons
- 36:40Q&A
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