Learn concepts like management skills, working with different people, and working out who our team is and what they do.

Become an Effective Engineering Manager

The technology industry is facing a skills crisis. It’s because we don’t know how to manage people. This module aims at improving our managing skills. In this module, we’ll start with learning concepts like managing ourselves, interacting with humans, having one-on-one meetings with managers, and choosing the right person for the job. Next, we’ll learn how to deal with different people and projects. In the end, we'll touch upon the modern workspace concepts and life cycle of startups.

Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager

# Chapter review

In this chapter, you've learned about some of the challenges facing our industry and what you, as a manager, can do about them.

Here's what we've covered:

* We covered the pressing issue of diversity in the technology industry. We've looked at what it is, why it's critically important, and what you can do to begin tackling the problem.
* We discussed flexible and remote working, which we'll only see more of in the future. You've learned some ways to better support remote workers and be ready for the shift that is already underway.
* You learned the importance of work-life balance, meaning how to not let work take over your or your team's lives. As a manager and leader, you need to enforce this via your own actions rather than by rules.
* Lastly, we touched upon culture. Fundamentally, you can make culture better by being yourself and doing an excellent job. It really is that simple, but it's not easy.

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Here are some concluding remarks to the chapter and a brief introduction to the next one. 

To the Land of Unicorns

Here are some concluding remarks to the chapter and a brief introduction to the next one.