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The Making of a Manager’s Manager Anita Singh 
 Director of Engineering @anitas3791

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Chapter 1 To Be or Not to Be 🧐 Source

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Would you actually like your manager’s job? (An Engineering Manager’s Bi ll of Rights by Emily Nakashima)

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Source Still be middle management

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More responsibility with less control

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Growing leaders Sta ffi ng Strategy & planning Budgeting Org structure Stakeholder management

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Source Chapter II Getting there 🙌

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Source Fill in the gaps to help the business succeed

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Source Take work o ff your manager’s plate

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Source Start mentoring and building a community

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Source Chapter III The Di ff erences 🤯

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Gain trust of both your direct reports and their teams

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Demos Skip levels RFCs Engagement surveys Knowledge sharing spaces All hands

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Your 1:1’s Their topics Their team’s topics

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Source Have them prioritize themselves before their teams

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You are being watched 👀 Source

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Every interaction is an opportunity to shape the culture Source

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Source Chapter IV Some mistakes 💣

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Limiting my fi rst team to only peers in our department (design, PM) 🙈

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These boxes will change! By Gergeley Oroz

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Still doing the old job, not giving up control sooner

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Chapter V The self care ❤

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Source Mistakes feel worse as they impact more people

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Abuse can happen upwards as well ⚠

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Have your own peer group and get frequent feedback, you got this! 💪

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Good luck & thank you! Anita Singh @anitas3791