Engineering management is different.

Managers face unique challenges:

- An overwhelming calendar and endless fires prevent you from taking control of your work.

- Your team never stops working but senior leadership keeps coming with new demands.

- You get people promoted, but don’t have time to work on towards your own promotion.

In the last 3 years, I helped more than 100 engineering managers from Meta, Amazon, Uber and various startups get a new job, land a promotion, or improve their quality of life.

You can follow their lead and become a great engineering manager, fast. 

All it takes are three building blocks:

1. A strong foundation: management research that is grounded in real life.

2. The right system: a fine-tuned super-powered management operating system.

3. Your community: learn together with a diverse group of managers facing similar challenges.

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Three and a half years ago I left my engineering leadership role at Meta to pursue a lifelong dream to travel across the US with my family. After more than twelve years of management in several FAANGs and startups, it was time for a change.

It was during this time that I wrote down everything that I learned. In the middle of no-where Montana, I had a realization.

This stuff was useful. Others could learn from the mistakes that I made.

I am excited to share it with you as well.