From Engineer to Technical Manager: A Survival Guide

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Using this course

Lecture 2: Introduction

Chapter 2: Survival Tips for New Technical Managers

Lecture 1: Introduction: Survival Tips

Lecture 2: The importance of letting go

Lecture 3: Nurture your team's ideas; don't steal credit.

Lecture 4: Leading by example

Lecture 5: Time management: achieving and maintaining Inbox Zero

Lecture 6: Self-discipline with time management

Lecture 7: How to remain focused and productive amidst all those meetings

Lecture 8: Delegation, and the art of saying "no"

Lecture 9: [Activity] Tame your inbox!

Lecture 10: Thinking strategically, acting tactically

Lecture 11: [Activity] Understanding Tactics and Strategy

Chapter 3: Delivering Results from a Team

Lecture 1: Introduction: Delivering Results

Lecture 2: Avoiding overcommittment

Lecture 3: Tactics: How things get done

Lecture 4: Pushing things forward

Lecture 5: Situational awareness

Lecture 6: The importance of simplicity

Lecture 7: Working backwards

Lecture 8: [Activity] Working Backwards

Chapter 4: People Management Basics

Lecture 1: Introduction: People Management Basics

Lecture 2: Structuring useful 1:1 meetings, Part 1

Lecture 3: Structuring useful 1:1 meetings, Part 2

Lecture 4: Mock 1:1 meeting

Lecture 5: Handling difficult conversations with active listening

Lecture 6: Mock difficult conversation with active / reflective listening techniques

Lecture 7: Managing employees' growth

Lecture 8: [Activity] Practice active listening

Chapter 5: Hiring and Firing

Lecture 1: Section Intro: Hiring and Firing

Lecture 2: Raising the bar

Lecture 3: Creative recruiting and candidate sourcing

Lecture 4: Managing "up or out"

Lecture 5: How NOT to fire someone

Lecture 6: Firing: the best case scenario

Lecture 7: Handling layoffs

Lecture 8: [Activity] Starting a performance improvement plan

Chapter 6: Working with Upper Management

Lecture 1: Section Intro: Working with Upper Management

Lecture 2: Managing up

Lecture 3: Have backbone; disagree and commit

Lecture 4: How to deliver problems or bad news

Lecture 5: Meeting etiquette, and overcoming introversion in meetings

Lecture 6: Presenting to upper management

Lecture 7: [Activity] Understanding higher-level decisions

Chapter 7: Building and Maintaining Morale

Lecture 1: Section Intro: Building Morale

Lecture 2: Building your tribe

Lecture 3: Good goals = good morale

Lecture 4: Keep the right people on the bus

Lecture 5: Killing a project without destroying morale

Lecture 6: [Activity] Apply what you've learned to your team

Chapter 8: Your Continued Growth as a Manager

Lecture 1: Section Intro: Your Continued Growth

Lecture 2: Finding a mentor, learning the business, and building relationships

Lecture 3: [Activity] Get a mentor

Chapter 9: Wrapping up

Lecture 1: Now go captain your ship

Lecture 2: Thanks for watching!

Lecture 3: Bonus lecture