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2018 Survey of Software Engineering Managers

October 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

 

Are you an engineering manager? If so, I am asking you to participate in a short online survey about your work experiences as a software engineering manager. The purpose is to advance basic knowledge about the variation and scope of software engineering management practices.

Your answers will remain anonymous. Responses to this survey will be analyzed and reported in aggregate only.

Click here to start the survey

I realize that,

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Best TED Talks for Engineering Managers and Leaders

August 12, 2018 Leave a Comment

As an engineering manager, there is a lot to learn and master from leadership to coaching. TED Talks are a great resource for learning.

Here I’ve curated the top 12 TED talks for engineering managers and leaders. Most of the descriptions are taken from the videos. All links are to YouTube.

Top 5 Most Referenced and Watched videos useful for Engineering Leaders
“The puzzle of motivation” by Dan Pink
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Published on Aug 25,

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Best Podcasts for Engineering Managers and Leaders

July 29, 2018 4 Comments

“A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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. You can listen to them on the go, on the commute, etc. Have you discovered the power of podcasts yet? Are you addicted to podcasts like me?

Here I’ve curated great podcasts for engineering managers and leaders.

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Upcoming Conferences and Events for Engineering Managers

July 28, 2018 Leave a Comment

Calibrate 2018
September 21, 2018 – San Francisco

https://www.calibratesf.com/

Calibrate is a conference for new engineering managers hosted by seasoned engineering managers. Founded in 2015, Calibrate is now in its fourth year, having run three events in September 2015, 2016 and 2017.

REdeploy
Aug 16 & 17, 2018 – San Francisco

https://re-deploy.io/

REdeploy: a conference exploring the concept of Resilience Engineering, also known as RE,

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Upcoming Events for Engineering Managers in the SF Bay Area

July 10, 2018 Leave a Comment

Elevate, July 13th

ELEVATE is a day-long event for engineering leaders who are looking to learn about how to overcome the most pressing challenges of engineering management.

Taking over New Engineering Teams/Orgs, July 18th

Latest meetup from San Francisco Engineering Leadership Community (SFELC).

https://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-Engineering-Leadership-Community/events/252236436/

Code Climate Summit, July 18th

Code Climate Summit is a one-day conference for leaders of engineering organizations who want to better themselves,

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Popular Interview Questions for Engineering Managers

May 9, 2018 Leave a Comment

I recently completed a loop of interviews for a software engineering manager position. Below is a collection of 100+ mostly management and behavioral questions I was asked on phone screens and by panels during onsite interviews for engineering management positions at a variety of big-name and top-tier tech companies in the San Francisco Bay Area such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, LinkedIn, Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, Pinterest, Salesforce, Intuit, Autodesk, et al. No one asked all these.

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Leadership Lessons from the United States Navy Applicable to Engineering Leadership

April 18, 2018 Leave a Comment

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 12, 2018) The guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) receives fuel from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during a fueling-at-sea (FAS). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor King/Released)

I am interested in military leadership and the stories of military leaders. I served in the US Navy for several years and met some amazing leaders there.

Is being a military leader the same as a civilian engineering leader?

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7 Upcoming Conferences for Engineering Leaders and Managers in the USA

March 28, 2018 1 Comment

This list is WIP

The Austin CTO Summit 2018

April 10, 2018 – Capital Factory 701 Brazos St TX

A full day, single track summit of the latest tricks other companies are using to successfully build and run engineering teams. Attendance to the event is strictly limited to engineering leaders.

Registration

Elevate Leaders

April 21, 2018 – Sacramento, CA

Should You Go?

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Free Managers Club Stickers Now Available

February 25, 2018 Leave a Comment

You can have a free Managers Club sticker for a self–addressed stamped envelope (SASE). Be part of the club. Contact me for mailing address.

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I asked 21 engineering leaders to recommend just 1 book to managers and here is what they said…

February 11, 2018 Leave a Comment

Amazon.com returns over 1,000,000 results for “management books.” Which are the best ones? Here are the books that that first 21 engineering leaders on managersclub.com recommended in answer to the question, “If you could recommend one book to engineering managers, what would it be and why?”

Before we get to the complete list, the following four books were recommended by more than 1 guest.

  1. “High Output Management”

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