Name: How To Become An Engineering Manager For The First Time
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Created byVadym Kukhtin

Last updated 6/2023

English

What you'll learn

Understand the ways to obtain first-time manager position
How to grow inside your current company: tricks & tips
How to prepare yourself for an interview, including CV and tips on which company to choose
Overview of most helpful books and video courses
...and so much more!

Course content

4 sections • 29 lectures • 1h 29m total length

Welcome to the course!1:11
Welcome to the introduction to the course of How To Become An Engineering Manager!
Course structure1:49
Showcase course structure and explain what are the possibilities of securing first manager position
What are the expectations from an Engineering Manager?3:01
Let's go deep-dive and understand WHAT is expected from the Manager and how to be clarify these responsibilities for yourself.
Do you really want to be one?3:55
Weigh up pros and cons of being a Manager and discuss two purposes in a goal of becoming a Manager.

Most obvious way1:49
One of the more traditional ways of becoming a manager is to grow inside the same company. Let's explore that!
Find gaps and propose improvements5:21
Try to find any kind of gap - technical, processual or else - and propose the fix for it.
Use career framework literally2:57
Normally, companies have some sort of career framework and you can leverage it for your promotion.
Be proactive3:39
Use proactiveness as a tool for your promotion.
Use Feedback3:09
Feedback is a useful tool to be helpful and get recognition
Use Code Reviews3:24
Code Review is a useful tool to show your skills and help others
Re-organisation is a disaster... or opportunity?4:05
Re-organisation is a difficult time - layoffs, economic decline - but it might not be so grim after all.
Management change? No worries!2:49
It might be possible that your managers change often. But for a strong case of promotion it is not a problem.
Build trust from your manager1:51
In order to even obtain your chance you need to have your manager believe and trust you
Summary1:17
Short summary of growing inside the same company section

Be hired up as a Manager2:32
Another way of growth is to interview out to another companies
CV Preparation4:51
Prepare your CV as a starter
CV Preparation - Part 22:13
Finish your CV preparation by using targeted advises.
How to choose a company?3:17
Actual advises on choosing company for your next manager role with clear examples
What to expect from an interview?6:30
How to prepare for the interview and what to expect?
Surviving first 90 days4:18
How would you survive your first 90 days? Easy - use these advises!
Summary0:51
Short summary of interviewing section

Recommendations1:07
What will help you in your management journey? Here is the list!
The Manager's Path Book4:56
Short summary of The Manager's Path book
Managing Humans Book3:19
Short summary of Managing Humans book
The Culture Map Book3:04
Great addition to your library to improve your communication in cross-cultural teams.
Team Topologies Book3:57
Short summary of Team Topologies book
The Little Book Of Stoicism Book5:04
Easily best book to contemplate with management duties.
Engineering Manager: The Basics Video Course2:27
One and only practical course for a Beginner's Manager to help newbie managers!
Next steps...0:59
Summary of the recommendations section.

Requirements

You need a Windows, Mac or Linux laptop
You should be a beginner, intermediate, or advanced IT professional
...and that's it!

Description

You don't know how to become an Engineering Manager for the first time?

This course is for you!

Here we will show you how to: Grow inside the same company OR Interview your way to another company and get the first offer as a Manager.

This course is full of easy to use and applicable advises to guide you through this really difficult process.

The whole course is separated by three main sections:

Grow inside your current company
Prepare your CV, choose company and interview to another company
And a few helpful courses and books to nail your first team masterfully!

The whole course is targeting developer of any level who wants to be a Manager, including Lead engineers, currently responsible for technical delivery BUT not for people management.

Every lesson is based on reality proven examples and advises which already help at least dozen of people who are happy managers right now.

Current course is up-to-date with latest trends in interviewing, all stages are taken from real interviews which have been passed by actual senior developers or engineering managers, who did get an offer at the end of it.

If you will follow the advises, including books and courses recommendations, you would be prepared to embrace most of the difficult questions which you might be asked.

Who this course is for:

Senior developers who wants to obtain first Engineering Manager role
Lead developers who wants to become people managers

What you'll learn

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Course content

Introduction4 lectures • 10min

Grow inside the same company10 lectures • 30min

Interview to another company7 lectures • 25min

Books & Courses recommendations8 lectures • 25min

Requirements

Description

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