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[Taro Classic] How To Find A Great Engineering Manager
Alex Chiou & Rahul Pandey
Meta Tech Lead & Manager, Ex-Robinhood, Ex-Pinterest
Overview
Becoming A Great Engineering Manager Is Insanely Hard
Why Most Managers Suck
Your Great Manager Will Eventually Leave You
Top Tech Company Dynamics
The Rare Insight The Best Companies Have About Management
Management Is Not A Promotion
Effective Manager Transitions
Good Manager Traits
The Best Managers Acquire Power To Give It Away
Healthy 1 on 1 Meetings
The Tech Lead Partnership
Giving Proper Feedback
Feedback Example: Good vs. Bad
A Good Manager Simply Cares
Be Like Captain America: Shield Your Team
Why Great Engineering Managers Are Like Captain America
Negative Manager Scenarios
The Cardinal Sin Of Management: Micromanaging
Reactive vs. Proactive
What To Do If Your Manager Seems Detached
What To Do If Your Manager Doesn’t Care About Your Work
What To Do If Your Manager Pings You Too Much
What To Do If You Don’t Mesh Well With Your Manager
Vetting
The Main Way To Figure Out If An Engineering Manager Is Good
Questions You Can Ask To Evaluate An Engineering Manager
Overview
Becoming A Great Engineering Manager Is Insanely Hard
Why Most Managers Suck
Your Great Manager Will Eventually Leave You
Top Tech Company Dynamics
The Rare Insight The Best Companies Have About Management
Management Is Not A Promotion
Effective Manager Transitions
Good Manager Traits
The Best Managers Acquire Power To Give It Away
Healthy 1 on 1 Meetings
The Tech Lead Partnership
Giving Proper Feedback
Feedback Example: Good vs. Bad
A Good Manager Simply Cares
Be Like Captain America: Shield Your Team
Why Great Engineering Managers Are Like Captain America
Negative Manager Scenarios
The Cardinal Sin Of Management: Micromanaging
Reactive vs. Proactive
What To Do If Your Manager Seems Detached
What To Do If Your Manager Doesn’t Care About Your Work
What To Do If Your Manager Pings You Too Much
What To Do If You Don’t Mesh Well With Your Manager
Vetting
The Main Way To Figure Out If An Engineering Manager Is Good
Questions You Can Ask To Evaluate An Engineering Manager
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[Taro Classic] How To Find A Great Engineering Manager
Alex Chiou & Rahul Pandey
Meta Tech Lead & Manager, Ex-Robinhood, Ex-Pinterest
Overview
Becoming A Great Engineering Manager Is Insanely Hard
Why Most Managers Suck
Your Great Manager Will Eventually Leave You
Top Tech Company Dynamics
The Rare Insight The Best Companies Have About Management
Management Is Not A Promotion
Effective Manager Transitions
Good Manager Traits
The Best Managers Acquire Power To Give It Away
Healthy 1 on 1 Meetings
The Tech Lead Partnership
Giving Proper Feedback
Feedback Example: Good vs. Bad
A Good Manager Simply Cares
Be Like Captain America: Shield Your Team
Why Great Engineering Managers Are Like Captain America
Negative Manager Scenarios
The Cardinal Sin Of Management: Micromanaging
Reactive vs. Proactive
What To Do If Your Manager Seems Detached
What To Do If Your Manager Doesn’t Care About Your Work
What To Do If Your Manager Pings You Too Much
What To Do If You Don’t Mesh Well With Your Manager
Vetting
The Main Way To Figure Out If An Engineering Manager Is Good
Questions You Can Ask To Evaluate An Engineering Manager
Overview
Becoming A Great Engineering Manager Is Insanely Hard
Why Most Managers Suck
Your Great Manager Will Eventually Leave You
Top Tech Company Dynamics
The Rare Insight The Best Companies Have About Management
Management Is Not A Promotion
Effective Manager Transitions
Good Manager Traits
The Best Managers Acquire Power To Give It Away
Healthy 1 on 1 Meetings
The Tech Lead Partnership
Giving Proper Feedback
Feedback Example: Good vs. Bad
A Good Manager Simply Cares
Be Like Captain America: Shield Your Team
Why Great Engineering Managers Are Like Captain America
Negative Manager Scenarios
The Cardinal Sin Of Management: Micromanaging
Reactive vs. Proactive
What To Do If Your Manager Seems Detached
What To Do If Your Manager Doesn’t Care About Your Work
What To Do If Your Manager Pings You Too Much
What To Do If You Don’t Mesh Well With Your Manager
Vetting
The Main Way To Figure Out If An Engineering Manager Is Good
Questions You Can Ask To Evaluate An Engineering Manager
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Mark as complete
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A Good Manager Simply Cares
A good manager understands that if your personal life isn't going well, your work performance will almost certainly be negatively affected.
This is why good EMs genuinely care about how you're doing as a person.
In 1:1s, they will always listen intently.
If you're not doing well, they will allocate extra time to help you figure things out and just to be there to support you.
Related resources:
"What's the boundary between what's okay to share with your manager vs. what's not? Are some things simply too deep?"
1 on 1s Are The Time To Be Awkward
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