Practical reading for new managers
The essentials for your first 90 days — running 1:1s, giving feedback upward, and handling it when feedback comes at you badly.
Feedback Is a Habit, Not a Hard Conversation
Why the best engineering managers treat feedback as a regular, structured habit rather than a rare hard conversation — and how to build the cadence, with or without corporate tooling.
The First 1:1 Playbook: 5 Questions Every New Manager Should Ask
A short, opinionated playbook for new engineering managers — the 5 questions that turn a first 1:1 from a meet-and-greet into the foundation of real trust, plus the four mistakes to avoid.