Ask HN: Advice for fresh people manager

2 pointssimplezeal7y ago1 comments

Been developing for 15+ years. Recently got assigned Dev Lead position in Microsoft for team I was working as IC. Will be managing team of 5+

Goal is to lead this small team of capable (albeit directionless at times) team to focused high impact fail fast culture.

Looking for advice, books, articles.

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smt887y ago

Don't micromanage, but check in often. Ask, "How is [insert task] going? What can we do to make it easier or quicker?"

Long periods of silence often result in procrastination, even with highly Type A workers.

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2 pointssimplezeal7y ago1 comments

Been developing for 15+ years. Recently got assigned Dev Lead position in Microsoft for team I was working as IC. Will be managing team of 5+

Goal is to lead this small team of capable (albeit directionless at times) team to focused high impact fail fast culture.

Looking for advice, books, articles.

smt887y ago

Don't micromanage, but check in often. Ask, "How is [insert task] going? What can we do to make it easier or quicker?"

Long periods of silence often result in procrastination, even with highly Type A workers.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse