New Manager Training

Jack Cohen, Platform, FirstMark Capital

This guide covers a wide range of topics for first-time managers, including: Learnings From First-time Managers Great Manager Qualities 1–on-1's Giving Effective Feedback Important Habits to Form Changing Team Members’ Behavior Advice From Coaches & Mentors Delegation What They’re Working On Now

Julie Zhuo, VP Product Design, Facebook

Readers of this book consistently say: "I would have made fewer mistakes if I'd read it sooner." It covers topics such as how to give feedback, managing yourself, how to have amazing meetings, and how to nurture culture.

Arielle Silverman, Group Product Manager, Spotify

Arielle covers a wide breadth of topics, across hiring, building rapport, explaining context, and feedback.

Jason Lemkin, Founder, SaaStr

Jason gives tips on management that relate to your boss and mentors: don't make excuses, get a mentor, ask for help, thrive on criticism.

Brad Armstrong, Engineering Manager, Code42

Brad covers 8 traps to avoid as a new engineering manager: 1. Keep coding. 2. Focusing only on the work, not the people. 3. Measuring your value by your output 4. Expecting without expressing 5. Leaving the team out of commitments 6. Mistaking directing for leading 7. Avoiding hard conversations 8. Stop learning your craft

Google, Editorial Team, Google

This guide from Google contains their guide, slides, and workbook for how they train new managers.

Dave Bailey, Co-Founder & Brazil CEO, Delivery Hero

Dave covers topics such as: How to prescribe training to your team Group training

David Loftesness, Director of Engineering, Twitter

This guide is written for engineering managers, but can also be helpful for managers in other domains. It covers topics including managing your team, peers, and boss, and determining if managing people is right for you.