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Moving into a management role with Bren Briggs

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On the show, I have on with me Bren Briggs, the VP of DevSecOps at Hypergiant. Bren talks about some of the realities of moving into a role in management, what happens if you decide to move back into an IC role, and managing with empathy.

In this episode, we cover:

  • Moving into a management role
  • Management skills should be equal to expertise.
  • Indicator when to step down from management role.
  • Having the most successful leaders and successful hierarchical structures.
  • Having a culture of leadership that values feedback is a must.
  • Psychological safety is essential.
  • How does the org handle an employee that moves back into an IC role
  • Manager empathy
  • Management is a duty you perform
  • Having someone run a tiger team

    • About today’s guest: 

    Bren is a hacker of things, smoker of meats, father of a brood of loud and often unruly children, and husband to his high-school sweetheart. When he's not playing music or working on a project, you can find him building, securing, and attacking cloud-native systems for Hypergiant.

    https://twitter.com/0xfraq

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenbriggs/

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