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.
Best Practices to Develop a Meaningful Relationship with your Manager
Presented at the IEEE Rising Stars Conference in Jan 2021. Topics covered: how to think about this, one-on-one meetings, how to ask for feedback, how to manage up, manage out, how to manage yourself, bonus tips, and Q&A.
Kan Yilmaz, Co-Founder at Haystack, on Metrics for Engineering Teams
In this interview, we cover best practices, common mistakes, share resources, and the engineering metrics to track for product engineering and DevOps teams to help you as an engineering leader!
Interview with Elaine Montilla, Assistant Vice President and CIO for Information Technology at The Graduate Center, CUNY
Elaine Montilla is the Assistant Vice President and CIO for Information Technology at The Graduate Center, CUNY, a Forbes Technology Council member and contributor, an AMA Women’s Leadership Center presenter, and a TEDx speaker.
Interview with Jorge Salas, Application Development Manager at Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
In this interview with Jorge Salas, Application Development Manager at Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, we discuss how to keep up with tech, an interview question to ask, approaching difficult conversations, and how learning improv can help you as an engineering leader.
Interview with Mallika Rao, Software Engineering Manager at Twitter
In this interview with Mallika Rao, Software Engineering Manager at Twitter, we discuss challenges, the basics of managing well, hiring, coaching & mentoring new hires, and mountain climbing!
Interview with Tanaka Mutakwa, VP of Engineering at Names & Faces
In this interview, with Tanaka Mutakwa, VP of Engineering at Names & Faces and organizer of Tech Leadership Meetup Cape Town, we discuss how to conduct culture interviews, the importance of check-ins (1:1s), plus many tips and lessons learned in transitioning to management.
Interview with Himanshu Gahlot, Director of Engineering, Lambda School (ex-Amazon)
In this interview, with Himanshu Gahlot, Director of Engineering, Lambda School, we discuss going from IC to engineering manager, surveying your team, coaching with the GROW model, plus many tips and lessons learned.
Time Management for Engineering Managers Book
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…
Time Management Tips for Engineering Managers
Video and slides from Time Management Tips for Engineering Managers presentation at Heads of Engineering Conference on August 13, 2020.
Interview with Ashok Ramaraj, Senior Engineering Manager at Sam’s Club (Walmart)
In this interview, with Ashok Ramaraj, Senior Engineering Manager at Sam’s Club (Walmart), we discuss going from IC to engineering manager, should I get an MBA, and many lessons learned.
