Management 101

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1. Management 101
   

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2. What is people
   management?
   

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3. We see managers…
   

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4. We see managers…
   ● Estimate work on behalf
   of the team
   ● Proactively identify and
   remove roadblocks
   ● Ensure their team sets OKRs
   ● Help engineers level up by giving
   them new responsibilities and
   challenges
   

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5. We might not see managers...
   

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6. We might not see managers...
   ● Have difficult conversations
   ● Understand team dynamics,
   strengths and weaknesses
   ● Understand team members’
   career goals and help them to
   succeed
   ● Create/maintain an open and
   inclusive team culture
   

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7. In fact, MOST of managers’
   work is invisible
   

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8. This is one reason why
   switching to management
   can feel intimidating.
   

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9. 1. Common skills managers need
   2. Deep dive into 2 of those skills
   3. How to get the support you need
   

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10. Day-to-day
    management skills
    

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11. 1
    Helping
    teammates
    grow
    

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12. Helping
    teammates
    grow
    Owning/
    executing/leading
    product area
    1 2
    

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13. Helping
    teammates
    grow
    1 2
    Sculpting
    team culture
    3
    Owning/
    executing/leading
    product area
    

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14. Helping
    teammates
    grow
    1 2
    Sculpting
    team culture
    3
    Representing/
    shaping
    organization overall
    4
    Owning/
    executing/leading
    product area
    

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15. Helping
    teammates
    grow
    1 2
    Sculpting
    team culture
    3 4
    Representing/
    shaping
    organization overall
    Owning/
    executing/leading
    product area
    

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16. Helping
    teammates
    grow
    1 2
    Owning/
    executing/leading
    product area
    

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17. Helping our
    teammates grow
    

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18. Mentoring
    

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19. Mentorship:
    Giving advice, based on
    your experience
    

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20. Coaching
    

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21. open
    questions
    reflection
    +
    

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22. The power of
    open questions
    

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23. The best open questions
    start with “what”
    ● What’s important about this?
    ● What’s hard about this?
    ● What does success look like?
    

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24. Reflections
    

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25. ● Can I reflect back what I’m
    hearing you say?
    ● Here’s what I know to be
    true about you.
    ● Let’s reflect on where you
    were this time last year.
    

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26. Opportunity Matching
    

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27. Belonging: sense of community, kinship,
    connection
    Improvement/Progress: progress towards
    purpose, goals, growth
    Choice: flexibility, autonomy, decision-making
    

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28. Equality/Fairness: everyone is treated equally,
    decisions are fair
    Predictability: certainty about resources, timing,
    direction, and changes
    Significance: status, visibility, recognition
    

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29. complete
    the work
    develop
    the individuals
    +
    

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30. complete
    the work
    develop
    the individuals
    

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31. "The great leaders are like the best conductors.
    They reach beyond the notes to
    reach the magic in the players."
    —Blaine Lee, science fiction author
    

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32. develop
    the individuals
    complete
    the work
    

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33. Opportunity Matching =
    Critical Thinking
    

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34. 1 2
    3 4
    Helping
    teammates
    grow
    Sculpting
    team culture
    Representing/
    shaping
    organization overall
    Owning/
    executing/leading
    product area
    

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35. Manager Crew
    (Manager Voltron!)
    

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36. Be on the lookout for people who:
    ● will push you out of your comfort zone
    ● have different levels of experience than you (both
    more experience, and less experience)
    ● have experience in a different industry
    ● are good at the things that you’re terrible at
    

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37. Lean on your Manager Voltron:
    ● Teach you new skills
    ● Give you feedback
    ● Give you gut-checks
    ● Coach you
    ● Set and measure your career goals
    

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38. Next steps:
    1. Match teammates to opportunities
    2. Experiment with coaching
    3. Build your Voltron/crew of support
    

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39. Open Q&A
    

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