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Time Management for Engineering Managers Book

September 7, 2020 Leave a Comment

Buy at Amazon.com — $2.99

Time management is a constant challenge for all engineering managers and tech leaders. Do you struggle to find time to do everything you need to do? Do you find yourself saying, “I’d love to talk, but I’ve got to run…” Then this book is for you!

It can feel that there’s never enough time because the workload and expectations can both be high. How do other people do it?

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Time Management Tips for Engineering Managers

August 23, 2020 Leave a Comment

Video and slides from Time Management Tips for Engineering Managers presentation at Heads of Engineering Conference on August 13, 2020.

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Best Engineering Management and Leadership Podcasts for 2020

July 9, 2020 1 Comment

As an engineering manager, there is a lot to learn and master from people management to planning and execution. Podcasts are a great resource for learning. I’ve curated 18 great podcasts and updated them for 2020.

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Time Management for Engineering Managers at Developer First Conference

June 27, 2020 Leave a Comment

Talk on Time Management for Engineering Managers at the Developer First Conference on June 12, 2020. Slides and video. Topics included: Why Time Management is Hard for Engineering Managers, Tips, Resources and Q&A

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Video and Slides from “Tough Interview Questions & How to Prep”

May 3, 2020 Leave a Comment

Presented to the Silicon Valley Engineering Leadership Community Meetup on April 16, 2020.

Typical Interview Questions for Engineering Managers. After looping through endless interviews for engineering manager roles, Vidal Graupera overviewed the gamut of questions he’d faced in this article https://www.managersclub.com/popular-interview-questions-for-engineering-managers/

In this interactive workshop, Vidal will share the questions – and his own real life experience answering them – and interviewing for engineering manager roles.

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Managers Club LinkedIn Group

April 5, 2020 Leave a Comment

ManagersClub Group LinkedIn

I created a LinkedIn group today to facilitate connections for readers and listeners of the Managers Club website and podcast.

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The Software Engineering Manager Interview Guide

March 30, 2020 Leave a Comment

The Software Engineering Manager Interview Guide

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Interviewing can be challenging, time-consuming, stressful, frustrating, and full of disappointments. My goal is to help make things easier for you so you can get the engineering leadership job you want.

The Software Engineering Manager Interview Guide is a comprehensive, no-nonsense book about landing an engineering leadership role at a top-tier tech company. You will learn how to master the different kinds of engineering management interview questions.

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Practicing for Coding, Algorithms and Data Structures Interviews

December 30, 2019 Leave a Comment

About 50% of the companies I interviewed for a software engineering manager position required a coding interview on a whiteboard or computer. Here is a list of the most up-to-date resources for preparing for the coding interview.

There are popular books such as Cracking the Coding Interview and sites like the following where you can practice:

  • https://leetcode.com/
  • https://www.careercup.com
  • https://www.interviewcake.com/ 

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Time Management for Engineering Managers at Silicon Valley Code Camp 2019

November 26, 2019 1 Comment

Abstract: Time management is a constant challenge for all Engineering Managers. And as an Engineering Manager everybody wants a piece of you, right? This can be especially overwhelming for new managers. I will share tips, tactics, and strategies to get things done based on over 80 interviews of engineering managers at https://managersclub.com, and my personal experience. Topics include planning your day, time boxing, emails, calendar management, to-do lists, and effective meetings.

Slide deck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS2d3aY3NBUVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Time Management for Engineering Managers at Silicon Valley Code Camp 2019 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS2d3aY3NBU)
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Got more tips or resources on time management?

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Announcing: Managers Club Engineering Leadership Mastermind Group

November 25, 2019 Leave a Comment

Engineering leadership can be a lonely place. You don’t have to face the challenges alone. Connect with other leaders facing similar challenges to exchange different perspectives and advice in a confidential setting.

The Managers Club Mastermind Group is a new, exclusive, 3-month peer group that meets online for problem-solving, motivation, and knowledge-sharing. A small group of no more than 8 carefully chosen contemporaries will work personally with me (Vidal) to develop engineering leadership excellence — and empower each other.

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