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Discussion on: As an individual engineer, what do you look for in a manager?

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Ben Halpern

They should be good at asking questions about my work.
They should keep in touch with me without interrupting me needlessly.
Meetings should cover a lot of ground and be over quickly.
They should be able to piece together conversations with a few people and keep up with what's going on.

Biggest dealbreaker would be if they didn't listen or change things up when it wasn't working.

I would hope to find someone that can understand the people they're dealing with and work with them.

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Michael Rice

Love this! I always say listening is the top skill for most managers, and, honestly, almost all of us are terrible listeners sometimes! But we can be good when we decide to.