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 Communication33:54 - 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.

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