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Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager
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Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager

by Dr. James Stanier
May 2020
Beginner to intermediate
396 pages
10h 22m
English
Pragmatic Bookshelf
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Chapter 9How to Win Friends and Influence People

You wait as the coffee machine slowly fills up your cup.

“Everything going OK?”

It’s Mark. He’s a fellow engineering manager running the team that’s responsible for dashboarding in the application.

“Yeah, all good. Definitely need this coffee though.”

“Tell me about it!” Mark replies.

A voice calls from across the kitchen.

“Oh, hi Mark! Thanks so much for our chat yesterday, it really helped.”

It’s Abigail, who runs the European sales team. You’ve seen her around but have always been intimidated by her seniority.

“Oh, no problem, it was good to find out how we’re doing in pitches. I’ve let the team know what you said.”

“Awesome, catch you later!” ...

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