Episode 164: Rising, Stumbling and Getting Up Again: Life as a Tech Manager
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Recording date: Dec 9, 2021

John Papa @John_Papa)

Ward Bell @WardBell)

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin)

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker)

Andre Young @Dreyoung79)

Brought to you by

- AG Grid)

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- IdeaBlade)

Resources:

• Andre Young on Web Rush - Old man yells at tests)
• Sneaker Net)
• Floppy disks)
• Leaders need different skills to thrive in tech)
• Resilient Management book by Lara Hogan)
• The Managers Path book by Camille Fournier)
• Measure What Matters book)
• Workboard and OKRs)
• How to run effective meetings)
• Run effective meetings - Slack)
• Run effective meetings - NY Times)

Timejumps

• 01:28) Guest introduction
• 04:27) Becoming a manager in tech
• 06:52) Sponsor: Ag Grid
• 07:57) What's the advantages of being a tech manager?
• 08:51) Why be a people manager?
• 12:06) How do you prepare for management?
• 13:23) Any resources that worked for you?
• 17:13) Sponsor: IdeaBlade
• 18:09) How do people skills factor into management?
• 22:21) How would someone be ready for a leadership role?
• 27:29) How do you communicate with your team vs supervisors?
• 32:50) How do you make sure everyone's contributing to the same goal?
• 36:06) Final thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions).