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Your First 90 Days as a new Engineering Manager
Rating: 4.1 out of 5(358 ratings)
4,223 students

Your First 90 Days as a new Engineering Manager

Take your first step to becoming a great engineering manager
Last updated 11/2021
English

What you'll learn

  • What you need to focus on as a new manager
  • Learn to manage your team and what to ask in 1:1s
  • Get to know the business and your critical customers
  • How to define your role for yourself, your team, and organization
  • Understanding and setting expectations for your role
  • What is imposter syndrome and how to combat it

Course content

6 sections33 lectures44m total length
  • Intro Video: Your First 90 Days as an Engineering Manager0:50

    A quick welcome to the class!

  • Meet your instructors1:07

    An introduction to Matt Nigh and Rachel Nigh - your course instructors.

  • Welcome to Management1:07

    You got a management job - now what?

  • What is your role now1:31

    Beginning with a high-level view of how your role has shifted from an individual to management.

  • Key areas to focus on1:46

    Where your focus should be for your first 90 days

  • Plan your approach1:53

    Start with a plan

Requirements

  • There are no requirements or prerequisites; great for beginners

Description

So you got the job of a data or software engineering manager - what do you do and where do you start?
Most companies don't have training programs for managers, or for people who want to move into management.

This course will help put you on the right path - we outline what to do for your first 90 days as an engineering manager. We will walk you through the most important parts of your role you should focus on, and how you should get started.

What we cover:

  • Welcoming you to management

  • How your role is different as a manager

  • Setting broader context for management roles

  • Where to start focusing

  • Getting to know your team

  • What to ask about in your 1:1's

  • Common 1:1 mistakes

  • Digging into team conversations

  • Dealing with team fears and apprehensions

  • How to create a feeling of safety in your team

  • Meeting the organization / business

  • Meeting the customer

  • Understanding expectations of a manager

  • Defining your own role

  • The imposter syndrome

  • How to combat the imposter syndrome

Please leave a review and let us know what you think. We would also love to hear your own ideas and suggestions for how we can improve it. We plan to update this course in 2022 based on student suggestions and feedback - so please tell us what you would like to see!

Who this course is for:

  • Aspiring Managers
  • Software Engineering Managers
  • Data Engineering Managers
  • Team Leads