Engineering Management - Alex Ponomarev

Grandfather and grandson working on tech components.

9 Oct 2024 · 6 min read

The Only Technical Skills You Need As An Engineering Manager

While the EM role mostly requires people skills, it also requires several key technical ones.

7 Oct 2024 · 5 min read

Why Engineers Are Well-Positioned To Become Engineering Managers

As a manager with engineering experience, you’re uniquely primed to take on the role in a way others can’t.

2 Oct 2024 · 5 min read

It’s Normal To Fear Losing Your Technical Edge As An Engineering Manager

The transition from engineer to engineering manager (EM) feels a lot like moving to a new country.

30 Sep 2024 · 9 min read

Master These Soft Skills, Master Engineering Management

While these soft skills might not come naturally at first, you can master every single one with time and practice.

25 Sep 2024 · 6 min read

5 Practical Ways To Fix Your Work-Life Balance

I'm not going to give you advice for an ideal world - I'm going to give it to you for a real one.

23 Sep 2024 · 6 min read

Engineering Management Is Not The End – You Can Go Back

If management doesn't work out, you can always return to the individual contributor path.

18 Sep 2024 · 6 min read

4 Destructive Work-Life Balance Impacts You'll Face As An Engineering Manager

Many hold the view that the busier and more stressed you are, the better you are at your job. But this isn't true, and something will break.

16 Sep 2024 · 6 min read

Never Again Doubt If You Want To Become An Engineering Manager

The job is rewarding but it's not easy. You must commit to the struggle and discomfort.

10 Sep 2024 · 5 min read

5 Simple Ways Engineering Managers Can Listen To Drastically Improve Their Teams

Communication is a huge part of any manager's job. When you do listen as a manager, the effects on your team are amazing.

2 Sep 2024 · 5 min read

Wage War On Communication Creep With These 4 Time-Saving Strategies

You've heard of scope creep when teams keep adding new requirements without end. "Communication creep" is the same, only for communication.

26 Aug 2024 · 9 min read

5 Reasons Engineering Management Misconceptions Exist

Roles like engineering management sit at the intersection of various skills, combining the technical with the personal

19 Aug 2024 · 5 min read

What To Expect When You Work For Small Or Large Tech Companies

Different-sized companies attract different kinds of people

12 Aug 2024 · 7 min read

What You’ll Actually Do As An Engineering Manager

You have many roles. Some won’t make sense now, but they will.

5 Aug 2024 · 4 min read

How To Tell CTOs, Project, And Engineering Managers Apart

Not immediately knowing the differences between a CTO, EM, and PM is understandable, even more so in smaller companies.

29 Jul 2024 · 7 min read

5 Crucial Ways Engineering Managers Contribute To Projects

EMs and PMs have very different responsibilities, but your work complements and supports one another

22 Jul 2024 · 6 min read

How To Give Feedback To Former Teammates As An Engineering Manager

Many little things can bother me when friends pick me up at the airport, although I’m always appreciative that they do. But maybe they parked far away from the

15 Jul 2024 · 6 min read

The Car And The Helicopter: Working With Emotions As An Engineering Manager

If you’ve recently transitioned from engineering to engineering management, you might think your main job is overseeing the technical aspects of your team’s work. That’s true, but

8 Jul 2024 · 7 min read

The Mindset You Need As An Engineering Manager

Mindsets determine results. This is true for every career, including engineering management.