The biggest resources you have access to: 1. Your manager. Simply expressing that you want to advance is important. 2. The example of people in those positio

The biggest resources you have access to: 1. Your manager. Simply expressing that you want to advance is important. 2. The example of people in those positions. Especially the people in those positions you RESPECT. 3. Start working on your interpersonal skills. Books like: "Getting to YES" and "Difficult Conversations" are important to learning critical skills you will need at the next level. Understanding how to work ethically in a win/win way will move you forward in ways you can't imagine. 4. Realize leadership is a learned skill. People talk about natural born leaders. Bullshit. Leadership is taught. I was taught how to lead. It took some time for me to find my personal leadership style based on my personal strengths. But now that I know it... it ain't hard for me. In the end: Engineering stops being about silicon and software, and starts being about the "ugly bags of mostly water". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAlqp0_a0tE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAlqp0_a0tE ;)