The document discusses the challenges and distinctions between being an engineer and a manager, highlighting that not all great engineers automatically make great managers. It emphasizes the essential skills for effective management, including delegation and communication, while questioning the promotion of individuals to management roles without appropriate qualifications. The author encourages new managers to actively seek knowledge about management practices.

1. Good Manager,
True Leader
Pawel Brodzinski
@pawelbrodzinski
http://blog.brodzinski.com
http://vsoft.pl

2. TYPICAL CAREER
Developer Senior Manager
Developer

3. Peter’s Principle
In a hierarchy every employee
tends to rise to his level of
incompetence

4. ENGINEER VS MANAGER:
COMPETENCE AND SKILLS
Engineer
Manager
Common part
(tiny)

5. So why do we expect great
engineers would
automatically become great
managers?

6. Disclaimer
Technical leadership and
people management:
Where is the difference?

7. WHAT MANAGEMENT
IS ALL ABOUT?

8. L.A. SCAM
AKA THE GOOD MANAGER
L. Leader
A. ADVISER
S SHIELD
C COACH
A ADVOCATe
M MOTIVATOR

9. Leader

10. ADVISER

11. SHIELD

12. COACH

13. ADVOCATE

14. MOTIVATOR

15. Have we mentioned
technical skills?

16. Have we mentioned
Organizational skills?

17. WHAT YOU NEED
AS A MANAGER

18. WHAT YOU DON’T NEED
AS A MANAGER

19. NOW YOU ARE A MANAGER
WHAT NEXT?

20. TWO THINGS
YOU HAVE TO LEARN
Delegation Communication

21. Becoming a manager
You know nothing about
management.
Now, Do something about that!

22. Thank you
Questions?
Learn More:
The role of Manager
Why Do We Keep Promoting Wrong People to Management?
Technical Leadership versus People Management