Debugging My Life as an Engineering Manager With ADHD

I was always a software engineer first and never planned (or wanted) to become a manager. Dealing with software seemed much easier than dealing with people. Working on hard technical problems felt natural, but dealing with emotional matters and nuances in communication always bothered me. However, when I co-founded my previous company, among other things, I became the manager of an engineering team. <h1>Who’s Gonna Take the Weight?</h1> Initially, it was a mad rush to get the product out the door, so I didn’t sweat the details. Eventually, though, things settled down as the business side of things started growing, and we needed to “move slower to be faster.” Still, working on the product and engineering side was extremely rewarding. The complexity of the problems we had to solve, the architectural choices we had to make, and the scalability issues we had to address kept us busy and required a lot of creative solutions. With the help of my co-founder, I realized that I had to shift my focus from engineering to managing the team. This wasn’t obvious to me until we struggled with staying on the same page and ensuring everyone knew what and why they were working on their respective projects. I needed to establish a sensible structure around how we plan, discuss, and agree on work on a weekly basis. I also had to create an environment where people felt heard and wanted to stay and do their best work despite a ton of constraints. I didn’t know how to do this, but I knew that’s what I wanted for myself, and I wish I had from managers I worked with in the past. <a href="https://betterprogramming.pub/debugging-my-life-as-an-engineering-manager-with-adhd-c135da4642db">Visit Now</a>