From Software Engineer to Engineering Manager with Michael Doye

Connect with Michael Doye: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdoye Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/zyebooludUo New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!   Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:26 - Barbecuing00:03:02 - Back to the office policies00:06:32 - Enforcing back to the office00:07:57 - Logging all your time policy00:09:34 - Dutch perspective00:11:40 - From software engineer to engineering manager00:15:04 - Different leadership styles00:17:34 - Being authentic00:19:38 - Letting go of hands-on work00:22:34 - Prioritising work00:23:00 - Burnout signs within a team00:25:18 - Being mindful of when you work00:26:36 - Hiring in tech is broken00:28:45 - Teaching technical skills00:30:06 - Setting expectations with new hires00:30:51 - Having difficult conversations00:32:30 - New responsibilities that aren't fun00:34:01 - Fully letting go of hands-on work00:36:00 - Friendships as engineering manager00:37:54 - Work is like a box00:40:13 - Renegotiating your position00:42:38 - Putting more energy in certain people00:45:31 - Transparancy as a manager00:47:40 - What information can not be shared00:50:01 - Be like water