ManagerStories.co - Engineering Leadership Made Real

I never liked code reviews.

Climbing the corporate ladder surely can be rewarding.

It's Monday morning.

The era of the "coder" is over.

First thing you hear as a new Engineering Manager is "You should have regular 1:1s with your team."

I will tell you my dirty secret.

Recently, I've been asked what's the single word that describes my leadership style.

A recent weekly status update with one of my engineering managers (let's call him Stefan).

Two teams.

The way you manage people in your team defines its culture.

Writing the article on how a blameless culture can go wrong sparked some interesting discussions.

Blameless culture sounds great on paper - who wouldn’t want a workplace where mistakes are learning opportunities rather than witch hunts?

What’s your goal as a manager?