6 Assumptions Engineering Managers Make - Readwise Highlights
Metadata
- Author: Anton Zaides - Must Read Engineering Management Books
- Full Title: 6 Assumptions Engineering Managers Make
- Category: articles
- Summary: Engineering managers often make assumptions about their teams that can lead to frustration. For example, they may think all engineers want more responsibility or daily meetings, but many prefer different working styles. The key is to ask team members what they really want instead of assuming.
- URL: https://newsletter.manager.dev/p/6-assumptions-engineering-managers
Highlights
- We often assume others are fine with things without ever asking. At work, with our teams, and even in our personal lives, we just suffer through stuff we don’t like because we don’t want to make it awkward. (View Highlight)
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Assumptions
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Every engineer wants more ownership
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Always praise in public
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Remote engineers need a standup meeting every day
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Every engineer wants to be better at public speaking
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Weekly 1:1 are important to your engineers
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Engineers want to be part of the roadmap discussions