Should I become a manager in IT
summary
Chooses between staying an individual contributor who gets promotions for personal output or becoming a manager rewarded for team results, with concrete skills to gain: planning and time management, goal setting, problem solving, business and technical knowledge, coaching, empathy, fairness and integrity. Recommends doing a gap analysis, learning through courses (LinkedIn Learning path “become a manager” cited), and notes daily manager tools are PowerPoint and Outlook not coding IDEs.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:12Importance of a good manager
- 7:40Myths of management
- 9:50Know yourself
- 11:47Skills
- 16:57Tough Truths
- 17:53The Process
- 18:35Active Listening
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