The Engineering Manager's Survival Guide

Backstory 💡

Hello,

I'm Nico, a co-founder, and chief product officer at Akeneo.

Since 2009, I've worked as a software engineer, lead developer, technical project manager, tech lead, engineering manager, vice-president of engineering, and chief product officer.

I led and grew a team from a few engineers building a new product to a department of 120+ teammates delivering an enterprise suite.

And one of the most challenging changes I faced was the transition from software engineer to engineering manager. Since then, I've been mentoring engineering managers working in different companies and various fields.

During these sessions, a lot of common questions are coming up. That's why I decided to write The Engineering Manager's Survival Guide. 👩‍💻

Who are you?👥

• Software engineer or team leader wondering if you should make this career move?
• Engineering manager freshly promoted needing help?
• Seasoned engineering manager wanting to refresh your knowledge?
• VP of engineering looking for a short guide to train new engineering managers?
  

Chapters 📝

I focused the 50 pages of content on the role transition to help you to be successful as an engineer manager. Then a large part is exploring people leadership, communication, and team animation aspects.

Introduction

Engineering Manager

• Career Ladder
• Mission
• Pillars
• Archetypes
• Anti-Patterns
• Motivations
• The Shift
• Manage your time

People

• Leadership
• Earn Trust
• Alignment
• Communication
• Master the Context
• Your Team
• All Models are Wrong
• Conway's Law
• Tuckman's Stages of Team Development
• Bus Factor
• Your Reports
• One on One
• Learn to Delegate
  

Read if for Free 🎁

This guide was formerly a paying book. Huge thank you to the readers who ordered it and shared precious insights to make it even better. 🙏🏼

The Engineering Manager's Survival Guide is now free, and you can read it on my website! ⬅️ ⬅️ ⬅️

I let the option for you to pay what you want for it. 💰

I'm updating the content on my website from time to time, and I might write a dedicated chapter on the process aspects in the future. ✍️

Last but not least, I wish you the very best if you transition to a people management role! 🚀