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@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ share some anecdotes, and lessons I learned from being a manager for 3 months.
## Lessons learned ## Lessons learned
1. Prevent knowledge "Silos." ### Prevent knowledge "Silos."
We had a member of our group, who I shall call Kevin. Kevin was a genius student when it came to We had a member of our group, who I shall call Kevin. Kevin was a genius student when it came to
computer science theory. However, Kevin was very very quiet. He would sit during our meetings computer science theory. However, Kevin was very very quiet. He would sit during our meetings
@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ junior programmer's coding skills. I was very happy at the end of the year to se
programmer asking Kevin for reviews of his code versus asking Kevin to fix it, and Kevin would programmer asking Kevin for reviews of his code versus asking Kevin to fix it, and Kevin would
provide thoughtful, constructive feedback to the junior. provide thoughtful, constructive feedback to the junior.
2. Intrinsic motivation is very powerful ### Intrinsic motivation is very powerful
The junior members of my team often got very discouraged when they could not tackle hard problems. The junior members of my team often got very discouraged when they could not tackle hard problems.
It would take one of them days to do something that Kevin could do in an hour, so keeping them It would take one of them days to do something that Kevin could do in an hour, so keeping them
@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ and would hit deadlines more consistently and often early. He cited in his final
leadership that feeling supported and valuable made him want to do more with the project, more than leadership that feeling supported and valuable made him want to do more with the project, more than
tangible rewards that were given to him. tangible rewards that were given to him.
3. Provide a visualization of work being completed. ### Provide a visualization of work being completed.
What was very important to me as a hybrid manager-developer, and to the people on my team, was What was very important to me as a hybrid manager-developer, and to the people on my team, was
progress. It was important for my teammates to be able to see that we were actually getting work progress. It was important for my teammates to be able to see that we were actually getting work