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Today, if you want to be a great engineering manager - not just decent - you need to be plugged into more than deadlines and standups.
Your role has grown. You’re not just a middle layer. You’re someone who understands how the product works, how the company makes money, and how the industry works.
If you want to lead with real impact, you need to get strong in three areas.
1. Your team’s product
You’re not “just a manager”. You’re also responsible for how people feel when they use your team’s work.
This means more than shipping code that runs. It means:
Do people use it?
Do they like it?
Does it solve their problem?
If the answer is “…