managing a software engineering team

Managing a Software

EngineeringTeam

Sebastiano Armeli@sebarmeli

Code

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Developer Engineer

Programmer

Developer Engineer

Programmer

Individual Contributor

IC

Manager

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Manager

Director

IC

You

What does it change?

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Meetings overflow

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“Async” conversations

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Uncertainty

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It’s all about people

NOT immediate

New type of readings

Activities

Hiring

Let people go

1:1

Priorities

1:1

Priorities

Career Development

1:1

Career Development

Feedback

1:1Priorities

Performance &Compensation review

Employee engagement

Officevibe

EQ & IQ

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Chapter Lead

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Motivation 3.0

Motivation 3.0

Mastery

Motivation 3.0

Mastery

Autonomy

Motivation 3.0

Mastery

Autonomy

Purpose

Tech Steps

“A path for career development within engineering and not management”

When are you a GOOD manager ?

Time management

Empathy

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Attracting people

Decision maker

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Decision enabler

“Busy is a BUG, not a feature”

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“Busy is a BUG,not a feature”

Inspire the team

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Accountable

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Passionate

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Tactical thinker

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Strategical thinker

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Leadership

Managing upwards and peers intelligently

When are you a BAD manager ?

Micro - managing

Coding more than 50% of your time

Stressed & emotional

Bad at delegating

SPOF

(Single Point Of Failure)

Unhealthy life

?Sebastiano Armeli

@sebarmeli