The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change

by Camille Fournier

If you don’t ask your manager about a promotion, do not expect her to just give you one magically.

the willingness to step away from the code and figure out how to balance your technical commitments with the work the whole team needs.

Some days you’re on a maker’s schedule, and some days you’re on a manager’s schedule.

Some of them don’t bother to tell you when they’re unhappy; they just get fed up and quit before you’ve noticed there’s anything wrong.

When you strip creative and talented people of their autonomy, they lose motivation very quickly.

The worst micromanagers are those who constantly ask for information they could easily get themselves.

Crunch periods will happen, but there is no reason they should happen frequently.

my role was to help the team make the best possible decisions and help them implement them in a sustainable and efficient way.

The more time you spend understanding yourself, the way you react, the things that inspire you, and the things that drive you crazy, the better off you will be.