Skip to main content
Homepage link Homepage link
  • Topics
    • Team
    • Culture, engagement, motivation
    • Diversity & inclusion
    • Hiring, onboarding, retention
    • Managing distributed teams
    • Mentoring, coaching & feedback
    • Tech
    • Architecture & microservices
    • Building better software
    • Legacy, technical debt, migrations
    • Scaling software & systems
    • Technical direction & strategy
    • Process
    • Agile & other ways of working
    • Code reviews & documentation
    • Monitoring & observability
    • Productivity & Eng velocity
    • Technical decision making
    • Your Career
    • Communication & relationships
    • Continuous learning
    • Professional development
    • Self-care & burnout
    • Skills for new managers
  • Courses
    • Group leadership courses
    • Course access
    • LeadDev Together
    • Pillars of engineering management
    • Nurturing effective engineering teams
    • Workshops
  • Events
    • Conferences
    • LeadDev London 2023
    • StaffPlus London 2023
    • LeadingEng London 2023
    • LeadDev New York 2023
    • StaffPlus New York 2023
    • LeadingEng New York 2023
    • Virtual events
    • Leading Snowflakes: Oren Ellenbogen in conversation
    • Recognizing and preventing burnout in your teams
    • Meetups
    • Past event videos
    • Videos from LeadDev London 2022
    • Videos from LeadDev New York 2022
    • Videos from StaffPlus New York 2022
    • LeadDev Wrapped 2022
  • Deep Dives
    • Helping your DevOps teams meet rising user expectations
    • How to navigate the ever-changing landscape of front-end engineering
Log in Sign up
  • Log in
  • Sign up

Skills for new managers

Avoid the common mistakes with these essential lessons for first-time managers

Getting your reports promoted
16 Mar 2023 Article

Getting your reports promoted

Yi Fei Wu
Yi Fei Wu
5 mins
Your 30-60-90-day plan as a new manager
22 Nov 2022 Article

Your 30-60-90-day plan as a new manager

Franziska Hinkelmann
Franziska Hinkelmann
5 mins
Five things I wish I knew before becoming an engineering manager
20 Oct 2022 Article

CONTENT SPONSORED by CHOCO

Five things I wish I knew before becoming an engineering manager

Bruno Show
Bruno Show
5 mins
Managing underperformance in engineering teams
30 Sep 2022 Article

CONTENT SPONSORED by INTERCOM

Managing underperformance in engineering teams

Alex Mooney
Alex Mooney
5 mins
What to expect when transitioning from IC to engineering manager
21 Sep 2022 Article

CONTENT SPONSORED by CASH APP

What to expect when transitioning from IC to engineering manager

	Milly Rowett
Milly Rowett
7 mins
How to handle a reorganization as an engineering manager
12 Sep 2022 Article

How to handle a reorganization as an engineering manager

Camille Fournier
Camille Fournier
8 mins
Taking over an existing engineering team? Follow these three tips.
21 Jun 2022 Article

Taking over an existing engineering team? Follow these three tips.

Vaidehi Joshi
Vaidehi Joshi
11 mins
Everything you need to know when transitioning from IC to manager
14 Jun 2022 Article

Everything you need to know when transitioning from IC to manager

Robin Gupta
Robin Gupta
7 mins
A manager’s guide to performance calibration
17 May 2022 Article

A manager’s guide to performance calibration

Alex Karp
Alex Karp
12 mins
How to run a great retrospective
17 May 2022 Article

How to run a great retrospective

Nickolas Means
Nickolas Means
10 mins
Should engineering managers write code?
19 Apr 2022 Article

Should engineering managers write code?

Kevin Stewart
Kevin Stewart
7 mins
Advice for the reluctant new manager
08 Mar 2022 Article

Advice for the reluctant new manager

Camille Fournier
Camille Fournier
9 mins
Grow your influence with the art of diplomacy
09 Feb 2022 Article

Grow your influence with the art of diplomacy

Pat Kua
Pat Kua
7 mins
Five valuable lessons for a new tech lead
01 Feb 2022 Article

Five valuable lessons for a new tech lead

James Samuel
James Samuel
12mins
The eight flavors of engineering management
23 Apr 2021 Article

The eight flavors of engineering management

Yenny Cheung
Yenny Cheung
6 mins
Becoming an engineering manager: autonomy equals responsibility
16 Mar 2021 Article

Becoming an engineering manager: autonomy equals responsibility

José Caldeira
José Caldeira
9 mins
Common management failures in developing individual contributors
24 Feb 2021 Article

Common management failures in developing individual contributors

Camille Fournier
Camille Fournier
6 mins
Navigating the challenges of being a tech lead
11 Sep 2015 Video

Navigating the challenges of being a tech lead

Pat Kua
Pat Kua
17 mins
Managing everyday BAU as a tech lead
08 Jun 2017 Video

Managing everyday BAU as a tech lead

Pat Kua
Pat Kua
29 mins
First steps for tech leads
21 Feb 2017 Video

First steps for tech leads

Eryn O'Neil
Eryn O'Neil
32 mins
Avoiding common mistakes as a new engineering manager
24 Apr 2018 Video

Avoiding common mistakes as a new engineering manager

Michael Lopp
Michael Lopp
30 mins
Measuring your value as a tech lead
27 Jun 2018 Video

Measuring your value as a tech lead

Menno van Slooten
Menno van Slooten
13 mins
Four areas of focus for successful technical leaders
26 Jan 2021 Article

Four areas of focus for successful technical leaders

Tanaka Mutakwa
Tanaka Mutakwa
5 mins
Three habits to thrive in your first engineering leadership role
06 Jan 2021 Article

Three habits to thrive in your first engineering leadership role

Pat Kua
Pat Kua
6 mins
Learnings from my first 90 days as an engineering manager
16 Oct 2020 Article

Learnings from my first 90 days as an engineering manager

Yenny Cheung
Yenny Cheung
9 mins
Become an effective software engineering manager: James Stanier in conversation
01 Sep 2020 Video

Become an effective software engineering manager: James Stanier in conversation

James Stanier
James Stanier
Suzan photo
Suzan Bond
33 mins
Learning to love meta productivity
24 Aug 2020 Article

Learning to love meta productivity

Nickolas Means
Nickolas Means
7 mins
Reasons to step into a leadership role (and the reasons not to)
14 Aug 2020 Article

Reasons to step into a leadership role (and the reasons not to)

Pat Kua
Pat Kua
7 mins
Applying software engineering practices to improve people management
06 Dec 2019 Video

Applying software engineering practices to improve people management

Nicky Thompson
Nicky Thompson
9 mins
How to scale yourself as a first-time engineering leader
08 Nov 2019 Video

How to scale yourself as a first-time engineering leader

Poornima Vijayashanker
Poornima Vijayashanker
22 mins
How I support my reports' mental health as a new manager
19 Oct 2022 Article

How I support my reports' mental health as a new manager

Matt CooperEngineering Manager, Spill
Matt Cooper
5 mins
How to harness the power of deadlines in engineering teams
21 Sep 2022 Article

How to harness the power of deadlines in engineering teams

Vaidehi Joshi
Vaidehi Joshi
8 mins
How to streamline your processes as an engineering manager
15 Aug 2022 Article

How to streamline your processes as an engineering manager

Sarah Drasner
Sarah Drasner
14 mins
Six ways to become a better manager
30 May 2022 Article

Six ways to become a better manager

Addy Osmani
Addy Osmani
12 mins
Taking out the guesswork: How to set clear expectations as a manager
26 Apr 2022 Article

Taking out the guesswork: How to set clear expectations as a manager

Kat Kuhl
Kat Kuhl
13 mins
Four mistakes I made as a new manager
24 Feb 2022 Article

Four mistakes I made as a new manager

AbdulFattah Popoola
AbdulFattah Popoola
12 mins
DevOps for Dummies: Emily Freeman in conversation
27 Jan 2022 Video

DevOps for Dummies: Emily Freeman in conversation

Emily Freeman
Emily Freeman
Suzan photo
Suzan Bond
45
When, why, and how to stop coding as your day job
12 Mar 2021 Article

When, why, and how to stop coding as your day job

Kevin Goldsmith
Kevin Goldsmith
10 mins
What I wish I knew as a first time Tech Lead
23 Jun 2016 Video

What I wish I knew as a first time Tech Lead

Pat Kua
Pat Kua
30 mins
Transitioning to a lead dev
06 Dec 2018 Video

Transitioning to a lead dev

Pat Kua
Pat Kua
30 mins
First Steps as a tech Lead
27 Jun 2018 Video

First Steps as a tech Lead

Dan Persa
Dan Persa
15 mins
How to uncover leadership opportunities
30 Oct 2020 Article

How to uncover leadership opportunities

Pat Kua
Pat Kua
9 mins
Talking with Tech Leads: Pat Kua in conversation
01 Sep 2020 Video

Talking with Tech Leads: Pat Kua in conversation

Pat Kua
Pat Kua
Suzan photo
Suzan Bond
31 mins
Skills for first-time Lead Developers
06 Dec 2019 Video

Skills for first-time Lead Developers

Pat Kua
Pat Kua
26 mins
Exploring the different types of technical leadership
12 Jun 2019 Video

Exploring the different types of technical leadership

Pat Kua
Pat Kua
31 mins

You've viewed of articles

Load more

Plug in to LeadDev

Want to get regular updates on all things LeadDev? Sign up to our mailing list

 
 

To find out more about how your data is handled check out our Data Promise

Pink chequered
Home
  • Community
  • Events
  • Event partnerships
  • Contribute a talk or article
  • Scholarships
  • Newsletter
  • Advertise
  • Media Kit
  • About LeadDev
  • Learning opportunities
  • Careers
  • RSS feed
  • Code of Conduct
  • Contact us
  • ©2023LeadDev
  • Data Promise
  • Terms
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Linkedin
  • Slack