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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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Spies and Gatekeepers

Take a moment and consider a piece of confidential information. What comes to mind? A redacted dossier leaked from the FBI? The inside of Area 51? The salary information of your direct reports? As a manager, you’re going to have access to all sorts of sensitive information, whether you like it or not. In your one-to-ones, you’ll talk about confidential topics, professional and personal. In addition to this, due to your position as a manager, others may divulge secrets to you as they know that they can come to you in confidence. Or worse, they may spread rumors to attempt to curry favor.

Before we dive into learning about how to share just enough information and how to handle workplace politics, let’s look at two concepts ...

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