Engineering management can be a lonely place. Welcome to Managers Club where you will find interviews with top engineering leaders and managers from all over the world sharing their insights plus curated management resources to help and inspire you.
Here are some interesting and forward thinking company handbooks and policies where you might find inspiration for your team or company.
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Location: Brighton, UK
Current role: VP Engineering, Brandwatch
What’s your background and how did you get into management?
I did Computer Science as an undergraduate and then took an interest in compilers,
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About Manager
- Are there any obstacles I can remove for you?
- As your manager,
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Current Role: Senior Director, Cloud Operations at Thomson Reuters
What’s your background and how did you get into management?
I have a background in computer science and worked several years as a software engineer before moving into project management and people management.
Keep Reading »- Silicon Valley Engineering Leadership Community. Primarily meets in the South Bay in Palo Alto.
- San Francisco Engineering Leadership Community (SFELC). This a large community with thousands of members.
- The Effective Manager The how-to guide for exceptional management from the bottom up that serves as a hands-on practical guide to great management at every level.
- Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead Drawing on the latest research in behavioral economics and human psychology,
There are a lot of amazing articles out there. Here are some that caught my attention.
- This 90-Day Plan Turns Engineers into Remarkable Managers
- Google’s re:Work Manager Guide
- What Great Managers Do
- Average Manager vs.
Selected books on influence and persuasion. Key tools in a managers arsenal.
- Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion The classic book on persuasion which explains the psychology of why people say “yes”—and how to apply these understandings.