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

This brings us to the end of our startups discussion. Hopefully, you can see that they can offer you a number of opportunities if you're willing.

More importantly, I believe we've shown that the practice of management transcends large companies and complex organization charts. You can make an impact anywhere.

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Here's what we've covered in this chapter:

* We looked at the concept and life cycle of startups and considered why they're a compelling prospect for exciting work.
* Then, we touched on opportunities for you to get involved, whether that's using them as an opportunity to accelerate your career progression or perhaps even joining as VP of Engineering.
* We closed out by providing a counterargument to those that may think that management isn't needed at startups. Management is not indicative of stuffy bureaucracy. It's a mindset and skill set that can provide a much-needed counterbalance to chaos.

With all of this talk of startups, we've possibly made you think about your current role and where you want to progress in the future. Perhaps, you already have a clear idea of where you're going, or perhaps, you haven't thought about it at all.

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

What Does Your Future Hold?

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

What Does Your Future Hold?

Chapter review