SWS Snippet #0031: The 6 Mistakes You’re Going to Make as a New Manager by Matheus Lima

➡️ https://terriblesoftware.org/2024/12/04/the-6-mistakes-youre-going-to-make-as-a-new-manager

This article is especially inspiring for engineers who transitioned into manager roles. It goes into 6 areas where mistakes can happen in the beginning.
It starts with not delegating well, the missing dopamine rushes because you won’t ship features anymore and the mistake of favouring a bigger team size over quality output.
Also mentioned are the difficulty in engagement (too much or too less), how you are perceived by your team and other stakeholders and how to define success as a manager (spoiler: Shipping of features + Team Happiness = Success).

It is a great read for all soon-to-be managers as well as for engineers, who might see colleagues which switched from individual contributors to managers in another light.