186: Becoming a Manager Intro topic: plastic welding kits News/Links: <ul><li>Parse.bot, turn any website into an API<ul><li><a href="https://www.parse.bot/">https://www.parse.bot/</a></li></ul></li><li>Gemini 3<ul><li><a href="https://blog.google/products/gemini/gemini-3/">https://blog.google/products/gemini/gemini-3/</a></li></ul></li><li>Depth Anything 3<ul><li><a href="https://github.com/ByteDance-Seed/Depth-Anything-3">https://github.com/ByteDance-Seed/Depth-Anything-3</a></li></ul></li><li>Wan 2.2 (run on runpod)<ul><li><a href="https://www.runpod.io/">https://www.runpod.io/ </a> </li></ul></li></ul>Book of the Show<ul><li>Patrick<ul><li>The Thinking Game (DeepMind documentary)<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d95J8yzvjbQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d95J8yzvjbQ</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li>Jason<ul><li>Plato: The Republic<ul><li><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1497">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1497 </a> </li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> Patreon Plug <a href="https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=h">https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=h</a> Tool of the Show<ul><li>Patrick<ul><li>Core Keeper<ul><li>Pc/Switch/Xbox/Playstation </li></ul></li></ul></li><li>Jason<ul><li>Workers &amp; Resources: Soviet Republic<ul><li>PC</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> Topic: Becoming a Manager <ul><li>What is a Manager<ul><li>Opportunity</li><li>Results + Retention</li><li>Sizing<ul><li>Hiring<ul><li>Philosophy</li><li>Interviews</li></ul></li><li>Downsizing</li></ul></li></ul></li><li>How to Manage<ul><li>Company Goals / OKRs<ul><li>Breaking down &amp; claiming company goals.</li><li>Balancing inspirational &amp; practical goals</li></ul></li><li>Coaching<ul><li>One-on-ones</li><li>Career planning</li></ul></li><li>Performance <ul><li>Motivation</li><li>Performance Management Review</li><li>Compensation</li></ul></li></ul></li><li>Choosing to become a manager<ul><li>Balancing personal and company incentives</li><li>Why Manage<ul><li>Mentorship</li><li>Build relationships</li></ul></li><li>Why to not manage<ul><li>Less time for your original joy (coding)</li><li>Less technical influence</li><li>More uncertainty and less closure</li></ul></li><li>How to transition back to Engineer<ul><li>Take the time/energy to get ramped up</li><li>Act as an advisor to your manager</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul>

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