Re:Soft Skills in Engineering Leadership
by ska on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @12:10PM
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> ... as a lowly engineer was I wanted a role model to learn from and help upskill my career.
There is no reason this has to be your manager. Your managers job was to understand that this was something you needed, and find a way to try and provide it for you; it's unfortunate that didn't happen for you.
> It's my goal as a manager to be that manager
Can I make a suggestion? As a manager it's important that you respond to what your team actually needs, rather than your perception of what you would have needed in their place.
There are a number of ways to do this well, and a much larger number of ways to mess it up.
There is no reason this has to be your manager. Your managers job was to understand that this was something you needed, and find a way to try and provide it for you; it's unfortunate that didn't happen for you.
> It's my goal as a manager to be that manager
Can I make a suggestion? As a manager it's important that you respond to what your team actually needs, rather than your perception of what you would have needed in their place.
There are a number of ways to do this well, and a much larger number of ways to mess it up.