The Critical Career Path Conversation
summary
Managers end up doing more work while losing coding time, a move that management feels like entry-level for the first months; one person reports two years as manager with three direct reports then a return to IC. A promised private office becomes zero offices in the new building. Gallup numbers cited: about 30% have manager potential (1 in 10 natural plus 2 in 10 trainable), companies pick the wrong manager 80% of the time, and great managers drive ~48% higher profit. Practical steps: mentor, read Lara Hogan and Camille Fournier, practice public speaking.
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chapters (30)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:21Story Time
- 3:57The Next Step
- 4:55The Myth
- 9:06Running an Office
- 9:34Comcast Technology Center
- 10:59Becoming a Manager
- 12:30New Opportunities
- 13:27Lack of Coding
- 14:32Lizard Brain
- 16:25Great Managers
- 17:01Gallup Study
- 18:00Manager Impact
- 19:18Passive Approach
- 19:42Active Approach
- 20:06Career Focused Approach
- 21:14Being a Manager
- 21:40Building Teams
- 22:06Helping Others
- 22:49Being a Leader
- 23:18Hard Conversations
- 23:51Budgets
- 24:24The transition back to individual contributor
- 26:14Having a plan
- 27:34Reorg
- 28:11Speak to others
- 28:44Consider what you enjoy
- 29:29Immerse yourself in manager skills
- 30:46We all have value
- 31:09Resources
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