Leadership
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I moved into a technical leadership role as an Engineering Manager back in 2017. I love helping teams to do their best work and allowing each team member to grow in their career. I enjoy writing about intentional technical leadership so read more here.
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Never get too comfortable
Everyone needs to feel comfortable at work. However, getting too comfortable can become a problem.
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Be a force multiplier
Want to become a senior developer or software engineering manager? Forget being a 10x developer. Use the force!
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Asking for feedback as a leader
Feedback is necessary for a growth mindset and to continuously improve. As a leader, we often give feedback to our team but forget to ask others for it.
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How do you measure success?
Being successful means different things to different people. How do you measure your own success?
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Share your network
Strong leaders build great networks over time. Sharing those networks can help to unlock your team's potential too.
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Don't repeat your years
Time is scarce. Life is short. Don't waste it. Don't repeat your years.
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Lift your team up
Building a great culture in teams can be hard. If you help to lift them up, you create an inclusive team and everybody wins.
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Stop overthinking everything
Making your brain slow down and stop worrying about everything is hard sometimes. As an active overthinker, I'm trying to adopt strategies to deal with it.
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Become a better software engineering manager
If you're not sure if you want to be involved in the management of teams building software, here are a few thoughts on what makes it takes to become a better software engineering manager.