On how every manager is different:
Manager: "I want you to take over leading this project."
Me: "No. I said before: we cannot get this project done: not without cutting scope or other, major changes."
Manager: "It's exactly why. You're the only one who's been saying this."
Manager: "I want you to take over leading this project."
Me: "No. I said before: we cannot get this project done: not without cutting scope or other, major changes."
Manager: "It's exactly why. You're the only one who's been saying this."
And that's the story on how I took over a seemingly impossible project, and eventually became a manager at Uber.
It was thanks to my manager valuing straight talk, and bringing alternatives to the table. He then took a risk on me. Not all managers are like this: I was lucky.
It was thanks to my manager valuing straight talk, and bringing alternatives to the table. He then took a risk on me. Not all managers are like this: I was lucky.
The story of the project: blog.pragmaticengineer.com/uber-app-rewri… 
A learning I took with me is to take chances on people and give leadership opportunities to those who don't think they are ready, but I do and support them. Just like my manager did.
This is how I ended up empowering everyone on my team to become leaders: blog.pragmaticengineer.com/a-team-where-e…
This is how I ended up empowering everyone on my team to become leaders: blog.pragmaticengineer.com/a-team-where-e…
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