02:05 - Marcus Blankenship Introduction


Twitter
Blog


02:52 - Pain and Difficulties of Moving From Programming to Management


Identity
Credibility


10:50 - Image and Identity (Cont’d)


Expectations
Role Models


19:16 - Management; Making the Move to Management


Aikido
“Everybody deserves a good manager.”


23:37 - How do you know if you have a bad manager?

27:13 - Feedback; Tone of Communication

33:54 - What should you do when you get promoted to a management position?


Nix Production Code Tasks


Meet with Your People (Give Feedback)    
One-on-one Meetings with Team Members
Zero Surprises Evaluation Policy
Evaluation Forms
Goals and Incentives
Reviews for Self-Reflection


Get Your Own Feedback


48:25 - How do you know you are doing a good job?


Skip-Level Reviews
Growth of your team and members
Signs of Loyalty


51:06 - What if you don’t want to move into a management role?

Picks

The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz (Jessica)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan (Jessica)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Chuck)
JS Remote Conf (Chuck)
Ruby Remote Conf (Chuck)
Freelance Remote Conf (Chuck)
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield (Marcus)
Predicting the Unpredictable: Pragmatic Approaches to Estimating Project Schedule or Cost by Johanna Rothman (Marcus)
Special Guest: Marcus Blankenship.