How do you grow as a software engineering manager? And other questions answered

March 28, 2021

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Do engineering managers miss coding? What would I advise for EMs starting to manage other managers? And other questions answered. As recorded on the CTO Craft Conference 2020 (https://ctocraft.com/​). Developing Engineers into Leaders Series: - Part 1: How I became an engineering manager https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMrBH...​ - Part 2: A team of leaders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTfcn...​ - Part 3: this video.

00:00​ - Intro 00:47​ - What's different in leadership in engineering versus other roles? 02:07​ - What would you recommend to develop when starting to manage engineering managers? 04:22​ - Do you miss coding, as an engineering manager? 06:08​ - How do you grow as an EM, especially if you're the only one in the organization? Books I've written (and am writing): - Software engineering resumes: https://thetechresume.com/​ - Building Mobile Apps at Scale: http://mobileatscale.com/​ - The Software Engineer's Guidebook: https://www.engguidebook.com/​ - All books: https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/bo...​ Connect with me on other platforms: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/GergelyOrosz​ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gergelyor...​ - Newsletter on software engineering: https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/ne...