Time Management and Productivity Lessons for Managers
Check out the latest Level-up Engineering #podcast episode with Matt Martin @voxmatt CEO at Clockwise @getclockwise!
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Check out the latest Level-up Engineering #podcast episode with Matt Martin @voxmatt CEO at Clockwise @getclockwise!
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#levelupengineering #timemanagement #Productivity
1. Go easy on yourself
Engineering management is a difficult job to do well. Becoming a great engineering manager means doing a couple of things every day. You can’t get there overnight, so cut yourself some slack, and you'll be under less stress.
Engineering management is a difficult job to do well. Becoming a great engineering manager means doing a couple of things every day. You can’t get there overnight, so cut yourself some slack, and you'll be under less stress.
2. Do a calendar audit
This is the very foundation for everything you do to manage your time effectively: examine your calendar and take stock of your time. Doing a calendar audit only takes a few minutes, but it’ll help you tremendously.
This is the very foundation for everything you do to manage your time effectively: examine your calendar and take stock of your time. Doing a calendar audit only takes a few minutes, but it’ll help you tremendously.
3. Make time for proactive work
After you’ve scheduled all the critical meetings, you need to make time to be proactive about your job to lead your team. This is the biggest challenge for engineering managers, even the best ones have weeks where they're constantly reacting.
After you’ve scheduled all the critical meetings, you need to make time to be proactive about your job to lead your team. This is the biggest challenge for engineering managers, even the best ones have weeks where they're constantly reacting.
Want to learn more? Like how to do a calendar audit in five minutes, or how to spend your proactive management time productively? Check out the full podcast + blog post here:
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