From Engineer to Technical Manager: A Survival Guide
New manager training for engineers - smooth the transition from individual contributor to manager or team lead.
Description
Hey,
you got promoted to manager!
Congratulations! But... moving from an individual contributor role to a managerial one is more challenging than any engineering problem you may have faced. Managing people is a lot different from managing machines!
I'm Frank Kane, and I'm here to help you through it. I made the transition from software engineer, to manager, and ultimately senior manager at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle. And I did it while maintaining the highest review ratings and low team turnover in a very challenging environment. There's a lot about management I had to learn the hard way, but
I'm going to share those tips for success - with you - in this course.
At this end of this course, you'll be driving results with your team that are much bigger than what you could have achieved yourself. And you'll know the most
common pitfalls
for new technical managers, and how to avoid them. In short, you'll be set up for success as you move from managing machines to managing people.
This course covers:
The most important
survival tips
for new managers
How to
deliver results
from your new team
The basics of
people management
nobody taught you
Hiring
the best people for your team, and
letting go
of those who are holding your team back.
Working effectively with
upper management
How to build and
maintain morale
on your team to keep it productive
Tips on
growing your own career
in management over time
I designed this course for engineers or technicians moving into their first management role, but early-career managers will also benefit from these tips. Or, maybe you're just considering making the move from individual contributor to manager, and want to know what you're getting into - this course can help with that, too.
This course is full of practical tips and activities; we don't mince words or waste time on empty business-speak. Choose to maximize your chance of becoming a great manager - enroll now, or check out the free preview lectures to see if this course is for you.
This course was created by an experienced human - no generative AI or ChatGPT was used to generate its content.
Who this course is for:
Newly minted technical managers
Engineers considering a move into management
Early-career managers looking to improve their management and their teams
What you'll learn
Thrive in your transition from individual contributor to manager or team lead
Avoid common pitfalls of engineers moving into management
Optimize the morale and productivity of your new team
How to recruit the best people to your team
Best practices for letting someone go
Building productive relationships with senior management
Effective time management - how to handle all those new meetings and messages
Requirements
- You will need a copy of Adobe XD 2019 or above. A free trial can be downloaded from Adobe.
- No previous design experience is needed.
- No previous Adobe XD skills are needed.
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