This talk will help you build a better partnership with your eng manager in 3 ways. First, you’ll understand what your manager does all day. Second, you’ll learn how to manage up. And third, you’ll see that there isn’t a single person that can manage you perfectly and what you can do about it.

1. Why and how to manage
our manager
Nikolay Stoitsev
Engineering Manager @ Halo DX

2. What is a manager?
Sr. Software
Engineer

3. What is a manager?
Sr. Software
Engineer
Expert

4. What is a manager?
Sr. Software
Engineer
Tech Lead
Expert

5. What is a manager?
Sr. Software
Engineer
Tech Lead
EM
Expert

6. Onboarding
Giving effective feedback
Mentoring
Coaching
1:1s
Delegation
Motivation
Performance management
Managing People

7. Leadership
Culture & Values
Vision & Mission
Conflict Resolution
Making Decisions
Hiring
Team Structure
Processes
Diversity and Inclusion
Risk Management
Managing Teams

8. Budgets
PTOs
Preparing offers
Promotions
Admin Work

10. Don’t have the
knowledge or
expertise

11. Don’t have the
knowledge or
expertise
We are stretched
too thin

12. Don’t have the
knowledge or
expertise
We are stretched
too thin
We need feedback

13. Don’t have the
knowledge or
expertise
We are stretched
too thin
We need feedback
We need pushback

14. Don’t have the
knowledge or
expertise
We are stretched
too thin
We need feedback
We need pushback
We need someone
else to do the work

15. Don’t have the
knowledge or
expertise
We are stretched
too thin
We need feedback
We need pushback
We need someone
else to do the work
Can’t solve a
problem on our own

16. Managing up

17. “I need more time for a
better fix…
Here is the short term
impact…
Here is the long term
impact…”
Example #1

18. “We need to adopt the
new tools for testing…
Here are the action
items….
Here is how much time
we need…”
Example #2

19. “We need more front-end
engineers…”
Example #3

20. First step is to
gather data

21. What is their role?

22. “I know that every
company might define
management differently.

23. “I know that every
company might define
management differently.
What do you think is the
role of the manager at
our company?”

24. What are their priorities?

25. Build Trust

26. Share bad news honestly
and own the follow-up

27. Don’t just point at
problems

28. Get super clear on
expectations

29. Speak Your Manager’s
Language

30. Ask questions to
understand and
challenge decisions

31. Giving feedback is super
important

32. How to give effective feedback
1. Be specific
2. Talk about how the situation affected you
3. Offer solutions

33. “I don’t feel like I’m
growing and I don’t have
a clear career path and
this makes we less
motivated at work”
Example #1

34. “I get too many
competing priorities, and
this is distracting me a
lot, and I feel like I’m not
making progress on any
of these”
Example #2

36. There isn’t a single
person that can manage
you the way you want

39. Manager voltron
https://larahogan.me/blog/manager-
voltron/

40. Manager voltron
https://larahogan.me/blog/manager-
voltron/
Personal Board of Directors
https://sfelc.com/podcasts/build-you
r-personal-board-of-directors-harpaul
-sambhi

41. 1. Identify your gaps

42. 2. Find a person that
can support you there

43. People you may need
● Has a skill set you want to learn
● Has excellent communication skills
● Is a great coach
● Understands promotions at your company

44. Mentor
Coach
Sponsor

45. “People that are aware
of opportunities and
can grant them to you”

46. Don’t rely only on your
manager for
sponsorship

47. Better
relationship

48. More
Opportunities
Better
relationship

49. Improve skills
More
Opportunities
Better
relationship

50. Improve skills
More
Opportunities
Better
relationship
Better visibility

51. v
Thank you!
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Дария Бояджиева 12.04.22 Български
Contacts:
www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaystoitsev/
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