There is a class of people who get into it for the wrong reason. There's probably a few other reasons that you've noticed as well, but I think part of it is desire and the other part is capability. It's often the case that there are skill gaps to being an effective manager. But ultimately, management's a hard job. And it's not without challenge.
Our guest today is Marcel Weekes, VP of Product Engineering at Figma and former VP of Engineering at Slack.
In today’s conversation, he unpacks why most startups get it wrong when they uplevel someone from IC engineer to eng manager and unfurls what stellar engineering management looks like at high-growth companies, including:
- Setting appropriate expectations and goals
- Turbocharging the team’s effectiveness
- Delivering high-impact feedback
- Going from a peer to a manager
- What leaders risk when they drag their heels on managing out low-performers
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