Why and how to manage your manager

This talk will help you build a better partnership with your eng manager in 3 ways. First, you’ll understand what your manager does all day. Second, you’ll learn how to manage up. And third, you’ll see that there isn’t a single person that can manage you perfectly and what you can do about it.

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1. Why and how to manage our manager Nikolay Stoitsev Engineering Manager @ Halo DX
2. What is a manager? Sr. Software Engineer
3. What is a manager? Sr. Software Engineer Expert
4. What is a manager? Sr. Software Engineer Tech Lead Expert
5. What is a manager? Sr. Software Engineer Tech Lead EM Expert
6. Onboarding Giving effective feedback Mentoring Coaching 1:1s Delegation Motivation Performance management Managing People
7. Leadership Culture & Values Vision & Mission Conflict Resolution Making Decisions Hiring Team Structure Processes Diversity and Inclusion Risk Management Managing Teams
8. Budgets PTOs Preparing offers Promotions Admin Work
10. Don’t have the knowledge or expertise
11. Don’t have the knowledge or expertise We are stretched too thin
12. Don’t have the knowledge or expertise We are stretched too thin We need feedback
13. Don’t have the knowledge or expertise We are stretched too thin We need feedback We need pushback
14. Don’t have the knowledge or expertise We are stretched too thin We need feedback We need pushback We need someone else to do the work
15. Don’t have the knowledge or expertise We are stretched too thin We need feedback We need pushback We need someone else to do the work Can’t solve a problem on our own
16. Managing up
17. “I need more time for a better fix… Here is the short term impact… Here is the long term impact…” Example #1
18. “We need to adopt the new tools for testing… Here are the action items…. Here is how much time we need…” Example #2
19. “We need more front-end engineers…” Example #3
20. First step is to gather data
21. What is their role?
22. “I know that every company might define management differently.
23. “I know that every company might define management differently. What do you think is the role of the manager at our company?”
24. What are their priorities?
25. Build Trust
26. Share bad news honestly and own the follow-up
27. Don’t just point at problems
28. Get super clear on expectations
29. Speak Your Manager’s Language
30. Ask questions to understand and challenge decisions
31. Giving feedback is super important
32. How to give effective feedback 1. Be specific 2. Talk about how the situation affected you 3. Offer solutions
33. “I don’t feel like I’m growing and I don’t have a clear career path and this makes we less motivated at work” Example #1
34. “I get too many competing priorities, and this is distracting me a lot, and I feel like I’m not making progress on any of these” Example #2
36. There isn’t a single person that can manage you the way you want
39. Manager voltron https://larahogan.me/blog/manager- voltron/
40. Manager voltron https://larahogan.me/blog/manager- voltron/ Personal Board of Directors https://sfelc.com/podcasts/build-you r-personal-board-of-directors-harpaul -sambhi
41. 1. Identify your gaps
42. 2. Find a person that can support you there
43. People you may need • Has a skill set you want to learn • Has excellent communication skills • Is a great coach • Understands promotions at your company
44. Mentor Coach Sponsor
45. “People that are aware of opportunities and can grant them to you”
46. Don’t rely only on your manager for sponsorship
47. Better relationship
48. More Opportunities Better relationship
49. Improve skills More Opportunities Better relationship
50. Improve skills More Opportunities Better relationship Better visibility
51. v Thank you! СЛЕДВАЩО СЪБИТИЕ Лектор Дата Език Следете актуалните обяви за FMI club Какво е да си младши QA специалист? Параграф 22 Дария Бояджиева 12.04.22 Български Contacts: www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaystoitsev/ Photos by Max Vakhtbovych, Christina Morillo, ThisIsEngineering, Nathan Cowley, olia danilevich, picjumbo.com, Bruno Bueno, Tirachard Kumtanom from Pexels