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The Invisible Work of Management
Episode 20

The Invisible Work of Management

A thread on the "orange website" got Nick thinking: What are signs a manager is succeeding? What are red flags that they're on the wrong track? They ask the big question: *How do you know when you are doing a good job?* Are there any actual, useful measures you can use to know a manager is effective? And once you have an idea of what success looks like, how can we help scale that across an organization?

Managing Up

August 21, 201948m 57s

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Show Notes

A thread on the "orange website" got Nick thinking: What are signs a manager is succeeding? What are red flags that they're on the wrong track? They ask the big question: How do you know when you are doing a good job? Are there any actual, useful measures you can use to know a manager is effective? And once you have an idea of what success looks like, how can we help scale that across an organization?

Notes:

  • The original HN thread about "What are the signs that you have a great manager?":
    • https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20230133
  • Brandon's reply
    • https://twitter.com/tehviking/status/1142480785733234689