Ask HN: Advice for fresh people manager

2 points by simplezeal 7y ago ↗ HN

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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smt88 7y 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.