Ruby Rogues

240 RR What Makes a Good Manager with Marcus Blankenship


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02:05 - Marcus Blankenship Introduction
  • Twitter 
  • Blog
02:52 - Pain and Difficulties of Moving From Programming to Management
  • Identity
  • Credibility
10:50 - Image and Identity (Cont’d)
  • Expectations
  • Role Models
19:16 - Management; Making the Move to Management
  • Aikido
  • “Everybody deserves a good manager.”
23:37 - How do you know if you have a bad manager?27:13 - Feedback; Tone of Communication33:54 - What should you do when you get promoted to a management position?
  • Nix Production Code Tasks
    • Meet with Your People (Give Feedback)    
    • One-on-one Meetings with Team Members
    • Zero Surprises Evaluation Policy
    • Evaluation Forms
    • Goals and Incentives
    • Reviews for Self-Reflection
  • Get Your Own Feedback
48:25 - How do you know you are doing a good job?
  • Skip-Level Reviews
  • Growth of your team and members
  • Signs of Loyalty
51:06 - What if you don’t want to move into a management role?Picks The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz (Jessica)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan (Jessica)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Chuck)
JS Remote Conf (Chuck)
Ruby Remote Conf (Chuck)
Freelance Remote Conf (Chuck)
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield (Marcus)
Predicting the Unpredictable: Pragmatic Approaches to Estimating Project Schedule or Cost by Johanna Rothman (Marcus)Special Guest: Marcus Blankenship.

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