What's the Best Manager and Worst Manager Ever?

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Tech career ladders need to have what well call b p level destinations. The worst possible path is to take your most technical person and force them to become a director or manager because they want to get that level. A lot of great managing is more like a listening, coach kind of approach than it is a er, you know, direct and lead approach anyway. And so i must be a huge fan of having a engineering manager roll where people can be very focused on pretty much just becoming great at the management side of things.

Meri Williams, one of the most inspiring engineering leaders in the world, joins us for a discussion on managers vs. leaders, coaching vs. mentoring, how leaders can advise team members from different backgrounds, and the power of sponsorship.

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