> A good manager will give the engineer a long leash and time to figure things out on their own, but will jump in and help as soon as it looks like failure might impact the business.
As a newly-minted manager, this long leash is the hardest thing for me to learn. I've struggled with knowing when to jump in. The focus on business impact is a really useful lens!
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 18.2 ms ] threadThe "awkward teenage years" is the best way I've heard this time period of JR to SR years described.
As a newly-minted manager, this long leash is the hardest thing for me to learn. I've struggled with knowing when to jump in. The focus on business impact is a really useful lens!