mparkola

Hello HN,

as an Engineering Manager I frequently find myself supporting engineers who become leaders of one kind or another.

If you're an engineer who has recently become a leader or if you're thinking about such a move:

what is your number one challenge?

Engineering is a team sport and leadership is a major dynamic necessary for groups to get stuff done together.

What was your biggest leadership challenge of your entire career? How did you overcome it? What happened then?

For the past several years I've been putting in a lot of time into learning and sharing people skills (without the bullshit).

I'm interested in skills from dealing with your own emotions, through communication with close co-workers to high-stakes negotiating.

I'm curious: what are some people skills that you wish you had learned earlier in your career or that you wish your co-workers had easier access to?

Also: what are your favorite books and/or other resources that helped you?