Engineering managers are incredibly important and we need them
You were employed as a CTO behind the front lines and you wanted to destroy productivity without getting caught
...and hold them accountable, and challenge them, and push them, and, and, and, and...
Fits naturally in our brains, and can guide strategic problem-analysis, and a plan that everyone understands
Change is part of the day-to-day work of a manager
Deep dive into taxonomy of commands, examining various ways to phrase directives
Starting point for a theory about human challenges in teams and their causes in software engineering
Don’t fake it if you haven’t made it
Effective executives have a number of distinct styles
There I was feeling like a fish out of water.
Don't.
Possibly the best leadership advice ever.