An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management by Will Larson

Author:Will Larson [Larson, Will]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / BUS041000 - Management, COMPUTERS / Software Development & Engineering / COM051430 - Project Management
Publisher: Stripe Press
Published: 2019-05-27T18:30:00+00:00

4.8 Setting organizational direction

It took me two years as a manager to reach the “leadership is lonely” phase. Folks had warned me that it would happen, and it did. The team was struggling to acclimatize after acquisition, and I felt like I was carrying the stress alone. I saw the problems, but didn’t know how to make progress on them. Two years later, I’d learned more about management, was increasingly able to rely on experience over invention, and was no longer lonely.

When I began managing managers, things shifted. I felt certain that I knew how to solve all the problems, but I didn’t know how to rely on others to solve them, and often learned of problems long after they’d deteriorated. Delegation, metrics, meetings, and process—practices that I’d considered obvious or unimportant—crept into my tool kit, and I started to regain my footing.

Over the past year, as I’ve transitioned into largely working with managers of managers, things have shifted again. Let’s explore that a bit.

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