How to Succeed as a New Tech Manager

Strategies for Your First 90 Days and Beyond

Created by: Darva Satcher
Director of Engineering

What Will I Learn?

• Equip yourself with the skills you need to seamlessly integrate into new or existing tech teams.
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of your organization's structure, personnel, and reporting dynamics.
• Develop an understanding of your organization's products, their features, pain points, and future strategies.
• Improve your performance by learning efficiency tips and cultivating productivity-boosting habits.
• Implement tactical strategies to ensure swift and successful outcomes in your daily work.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by investing in your own professional development and championing the development of your direct reports.
• Manage risks effectively, enabling you to navigate challenges and uncertainties with confidence and foresight.
• Make inclusive, transparent, and data-driven decisions within your tech management role, creating a trusting, innovative environment.

Requirements

• No Prior Management Experience Required: This course is designed for individuals at all experience levels.

Target audience

• Early-Career Tech Managers who are in the early stages of their managerial career.
• Mid-Career Professionals seeking advancement in their career
• Tech Professionals Transitioning into a management career
• Individuals aspiring to become tech leaders and seeking to demonstrate managerial qualities that make them eligible for leadership positions
• Experienced Tech Managers starting on a new Team
• Start Up Founders and Entrepreneurs who aspire to lead tech ventures or start up businesses
• Professionals who want to level up their leadership skills
• Cross functional leaders who want to gain a deeper understanding for their Tech Manager peers.
• Experienced Tech Manager who want to learn additional best practices for leading teams.
• Corporate Training and Development Programs that want to foster a culture of continuous learning across their organization.