Managing engineers is a new career, that is separate from being an Engineer. Many engineering skills don't transfer to management, even when you think they do.

Managing engineers is a new career, that is separate from being an Engineer. Many engineering skills don't transfer to management, even when you think they do. As a manager, one of the most important things you can do is schedule regular 1 on 1's with the people who report to you. Both "The Manager's Path"[1] and "Behind Closed Doors"[2] stresses this. In about 4 months, it'll be helpful to review PG's essay, Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule[3] Right now, you'll be coding most of your time, but you'll soon have more and more meetings. MSMS names the feeling of frustration around meetings, and describes how to handle so many meetings. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Managers-Path-Leaders-Navigating-Growth/dp/1491973897 https://www.amazon.com/Managers-Path-Leaders-Navigating-Grow... [2] https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Closed-Doors-Management-Programmers/dp/0976694026 https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Closed-Doors-Management-Progra... [3] http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html