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Tech Career Skills: Moving from Developer to Engineering Manager

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Career Development Courses Coaching Courses Conflict Resolution Courses Goal Setting Courses Team Collaboration Courses Mentorship Courses

Course Description

Overview

Learn about the skills you need to successfully transition from an individual contributor developer on a team to an engineering manager.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Moving to management
1. Fundamentals of Management
  • What do managers do?
  • Skills and attributes you need as a manager
  • Holding one-on-one meetings
  • Agendas, note taking, and documentation
  • Reviews and assessments
2. Letting Go of the Keyboard
  • Shifting your mindset from coding to coaching
  • Approach technical problems as a manager
  • Managing junior developers
  • Managing senior developers
  • Assess tech skills outside your expertise
  • Cross-team collaboration
3. Managers as Advocates
  • Mentoring as an engineering manager
  • Advocating for your direct reports
  • Ethical considerations in management
  • Having difficult conversations
4. Growing Management and Technical Skills
  • Maintain and expand your technical skills
  • Growing your management skills
  • Setting goals with your team
Conclusion
  • Tailoring your management journey

Taught by

Jessica Rose

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