Becoming a better manager takes space and time.
Our multi-day leadership, strategy, and management workshops are intentionally paced to let learning take root.
Learn more: ks-insight.com/services/lea...
#KSInsight #NewManagers #LeadershipInPractice
Our multi-day leadership, strategy, and management workshops are intentionally paced to let learning take root.
Learn more: ks-insight.com/services/lea...
#KSInsight #NewManagers #LeadershipInPractice
July 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Becoming a better manager takes space and time.
Our multi-day leadership, strategy, and management workshops are intentionally paced to let learning take root.
Learn more: ks-insight.com/services/lea...
#KSInsight #NewManagers #LeadershipInPractice
Our multi-day leadership, strategy, and management workshops are intentionally paced to let learning take root.
Learn more: ks-insight.com/services/lea...
#KSInsight #NewManagers #LeadershipInPractice
When leaders rely on positional authority, trust erodes quickly. Real leadership means actively investing in capabilities that help you lead. Your formal title is just the first step. What you do next determines whether you're truly leading. #EngineeringLeadership #NewManagers
December 1, 2025 at 8:13 AM
When leaders rely on positional authority, trust erodes quickly. Real leadership means actively investing in capabilities that help you lead. Your formal title is just the first step. What you do next determines whether you're truly leading. #EngineeringLeadership #NewManagers
In this week's edition of my newsletter, I discuss how EMs can break free from the technical trenches to scale their teams effectively. If you're finding your growth limited by how many problems you can personally solve this one's for you.
#NewManagers #TechLeadership #EngineeringLeadership
#NewManagers #TechLeadership #EngineeringLeadership
Building Technical Excellence Through Others
Do these late-night worries sound familiar?Thanks for reading New SW Eng Manager Essentials!
meenavenkataraman.substack.com
May 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
In this week's edition of my newsletter, I discuss how EMs can break free from the technical trenches to scale their teams effectively. If you're finding your growth limited by how many problems you can personally solve this one's for you.
#NewManagers #TechLeadership #EngineeringLeadership
#NewManagers #TechLeadership #EngineeringLeadership
Joining management is a high-leverage moment, but the first 90 days can determine your trajectory. Learn more:
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#CTO #TechLeadership #FutureLeaders #LeadershipDevelopment #NewManagers #CareerGrowth #CTOA
vist.ly/4g3wc
#CTO #TechLeadership #FutureLeaders #LeadershipDevelopment #NewManagers #CareerGrowth #CTOA
November 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Joining management is a high-leverage moment, but the first 90 days can determine your trajectory. Learn more:
vist.ly/4g3wc
#CTO #TechLeadership #FutureLeaders #LeadershipDevelopment #NewManagers #CareerGrowth #CTOA
vist.ly/4g3wc
#CTO #TechLeadership #FutureLeaders #LeadershipDevelopment #NewManagers #CareerGrowth #CTOA
Our work shapes who we become. In an old article, I discuss why first-time leaders need to fundamentally reimagine their professional identity. It's not just about giving it time. It's about intentionally developing yourself as a leader. #EngineeringManagers #TechLeaders #NewManagers
When your Professional Identity needs a RESET
Couple of week's ago, we explored the concept of the "gold-gilded cage" - how the technical excellence that propelled your success can subtly become the very thing that constrains your leadership grow...
meenavenkataraman.substack.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Our work shapes who we become. In an old article, I discuss why first-time leaders need to fundamentally reimagine their professional identity. It's not just about giving it time. It's about intentionally developing yourself as a leader. #EngineeringManagers #TechLeaders #NewManagers
In a brand-new team, whatever happens once becomes policy by accident.
Write down the first time you handle something, and why. You're choosing precedent before it chooses you.
Onward and Upward 🚀
#newmanagers #middlemanagement
Write down the first time you handle something, and why. You're choosing precedent before it chooses you.
Onward and Upward 🚀
#newmanagers #middlemanagement
September 16, 2026 at 11:02 PM
In a brand-new team, whatever happens once becomes policy by accident.
Write down the first time you handle something, and why. You're choosing precedent before it chooses you.
Onward and Upward 🚀
#newmanagers #middlemanagement
Write down the first time you handle something, and why. You're choosing precedent before it chooses you.
Onward and Upward 🚀
#newmanagers #middlemanagement
On Friday they were your lunch buddies. On Monday you're their boss.
Trying to stay the exact same friend is what costs you both. Name the change out loud instead.
What's harder - the friendship or the authority?
Onward and Upward 🚀
#Leadership #NewManagers
Trying to stay the exact same friend is what costs you both. Name the change out loud instead.
What's harder - the friendship or the authority?
Onward and Upward 🚀
#Leadership #NewManagers
August 12, 2026 at 10:01 PM
On Friday they were your lunch buddies. On Monday you're their boss.
Trying to stay the exact same friend is what costs you both. Name the change out loud instead.
What's harder - the friendship or the authority?
Onward and Upward 🚀
#Leadership #NewManagers
Trying to stay the exact same friend is what costs you both. Name the change out loud instead.
What's harder - the friendship or the authority?
Onward and Upward 🚀
#Leadership #NewManagers
Most new manager training swings between hovering and hoping. Accountability without micromanaging is a system: clear owners, a cadence, decisions on a schedule. How to run it: https://minis.page/exec-no-micromanage
#PeopleManagement #NoMicromanaging #NewManagers #KamyarShah #WCG #VWCG
#PeopleManagement #NoMicromanaging #NewManagers #KamyarShah #WCG #VWCG
August 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Most new manager training swings between hovering and hoping. Accountability without micromanaging is a system: clear owners, a cadence, decisions on a schedule. How to run it: https://minis.page/exec-no-micromanage
#PeopleManagement #NoMicromanaging #NewManagers #KamyarShah #WCG #VWCG
#PeopleManagement #NoMicromanaging #NewManagers #KamyarShah #WCG #VWCG
At a Crossroads - Board Game for New Managers - a great way to explore some of the challenges a new manager will face and how to approach them with the right balance of ethics and pragmatism.
Print yourself or purchase a printed game pack if you prefer.
#newmanagers #learning #experiential
Print yourself or purchase a printed game pack if you prefer.
#newmanagers #learning #experiential
July 29, 2026 at 10:35 AM
At a Crossroads - Board Game for New Managers - a great way to explore some of the challenges a new manager will face and how to approach them with the right balance of ethics and pragmatism.
Print yourself or purchase a printed game pack if you prefer.
#newmanagers #learning #experiential
Print yourself or purchase a printed game pack if you prefer.
#newmanagers #learning #experiential
One of the biggest mistakes #newmanagers make is assuming they know what each person on their team needs to succeed. But to really understand people well enough, data can be incredibly valuable. How would you change your approach if you had a clearer picture of the people you lead? #PXTSelect
July 16, 2026 at 1:31 PM
One of the biggest mistakes #newmanagers make is assuming they know what each person on their team needs to succeed. But to really understand people well enough, data can be incredibly valuable. How would you change your approach if you had a clearer picture of the people you lead? #PXTSelect
You got promoted because you were the best at the work.
But the skill that made you a great worker can quietly make you the enemy of your people.
Leadership means switching from doing excellently to empowering excellently.
#FrontlineLeadership #NewManagers #LeadershipDevelopment
But the skill that made you a great worker can quietly make you the enemy of your people.
Leadership means switching from doing excellently to empowering excellently.
#FrontlineLeadership #NewManagers #LeadershipDevelopment
July 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
You got promoted because you were the best at the work.
But the skill that made you a great worker can quietly make you the enemy of your people.
Leadership means switching from doing excellently to empowering excellently.
#FrontlineLeadership #NewManagers #LeadershipDevelopment
But the skill that made you a great worker can quietly make you the enemy of your people.
Leadership means switching from doing excellently to empowering excellently.
#FrontlineLeadership #NewManagers #LeadershipDevelopment
🚀 How New Managers Use “Train the Trainer” to Unlock Confidence
Stepping into a management role is one thing — training others effectively is another.
Want to lead and train with equal impact?
🔗 buff.ly/E3PBds7
#NewManagers #TrainTheTrainer #LeadershipDevelopment
Stepping into a management role is one thing — training others effectively is another.
Want to lead and train with equal impact?
🔗 buff.ly/E3PBds7
#NewManagers #TrainTheTrainer #LeadershipDevelopment
October 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🚀 How New Managers Use “Train the Trainer” to Unlock Confidence
Stepping into a management role is one thing — training others effectively is another.
Want to lead and train with equal impact?
🔗 buff.ly/E3PBds7
#NewManagers #TrainTheTrainer #LeadershipDevelopment
Stepping into a management role is one thing — training others effectively is another.
Want to lead and train with equal impact?
🔗 buff.ly/E3PBds7
#NewManagers #TrainTheTrainer #LeadershipDevelopment
😌 Train-The-Trainer Feeling Overwhelming for New Managers?
Stepping into training delivery can feel like a big, scary leap—especially for those used to managing teams but not leading learning.
👉 buff.ly/jDYSjjK
#LeadershipDevelopment #TrainTheTrainer #NewManagers
Stepping into training delivery can feel like a big, scary leap—especially for those used to managing teams but not leading learning.
👉 buff.ly/jDYSjjK
#LeadershipDevelopment #TrainTheTrainer #NewManagers
October 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
😌 Train-The-Trainer Feeling Overwhelming for New Managers?
Stepping into training delivery can feel like a big, scary leap—especially for those used to managing teams but not leading learning.
👉 buff.ly/jDYSjjK
#LeadershipDevelopment #TrainTheTrainer #NewManagers
Stepping into training delivery can feel like a big, scary leap—especially for those used to managing teams but not leading learning.
👉 buff.ly/jDYSjjK
#LeadershipDevelopment #TrainTheTrainer #NewManagers
🌟 Guiding New Managers: Essential Coaching Tools and Techniques 🌟
Starting as a new manager can be daunting, but the right coaching tools can make all the difference.
https://buff.ly/3DrunvS
#LeadershipCoaching #NewManagers #TeamSuccess 🚀
Starting as a new manager can be daunting, but the right coaching tools can make all the difference.
https://buff.ly/3DrunvS
#LeadershipCoaching #NewManagers #TeamSuccess 🚀
December 19, 2024 at 12:00 PM
🌟 Guiding New Managers: Essential Coaching Tools and Techniques 🌟
Starting as a new manager can be daunting, but the right coaching tools can make all the difference.
https://buff.ly/3DrunvS
#LeadershipCoaching #NewManagers #TeamSuccess 🚀
Starting as a new manager can be daunting, but the right coaching tools can make all the difference.
https://buff.ly/3DrunvS
#LeadershipCoaching #NewManagers #TeamSuccess 🚀
Leadership overwhelming? Maybe it is not “too much work” … it is 4 jobs at once: Reservoir (self), Downstream (team), Upstream (manage up), Side Stream (peers). Which stream is hardest for you?
https://youtu.be/cQnhp3duoTY
Onward and Upward! 🚀
#NewManagers #ExecutiveLead
https://youtu.be/cQnhp3duoTY
Onward and Upward! 🚀
#NewManagers #ExecutiveLead
March 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Leadership overwhelming? Maybe it is not “too much work” … it is 4 jobs at once: Reservoir (self), Downstream (team), Upstream (manage up), Side Stream (peers). Which stream is hardest for you?
https://youtu.be/cQnhp3duoTY
Onward and Upward! 🚀
#NewManagers #ExecutiveLead
https://youtu.be/cQnhp3duoTY
Onward and Upward! 🚀
#NewManagers #ExecutiveLead
Busyness can become sophisticated avoidance for new engineering managers. Easier to jump into technical tasks than have difficult conversations. Your worth isn't measured by calendar fullness but team impact.
#EngineeringLeadership #TechLeadership #NewManagers
#EngineeringLeadership #TechLeadership #NewManagers
August 17, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Busyness can become sophisticated avoidance for new engineering managers. Easier to jump into technical tasks than have difficult conversations. Your worth isn't measured by calendar fullness but team impact.
#EngineeringLeadership #TechLeadership #NewManagers
#EngineeringLeadership #TechLeadership #NewManagers
Hi I'm Meena,
I work with new engineering managers in tech to help them navigate the transition from coding to leading so that they thrive in their new role.
Get in touch for more info - https://www.rfr.bz/b483c2c
#EngineeringLeadership #TechLeadership #NewManagers
I work with new engineering managers in tech to help them navigate the transition from coding to leading so that they thrive in their new role.
Get in touch for more info - https://www.rfr.bz/b483c2c
#EngineeringLeadership #TechLeadership #NewManagers
August 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Hi I'm Meena,
I work with new engineering managers in tech to help them navigate the transition from coding to leading so that they thrive in their new role.
Get in touch for more info - https://www.rfr.bz/b483c2c
#EngineeringLeadership #TechLeadership #NewManagers
I work with new engineering managers in tech to help them navigate the transition from coding to leading so that they thrive in their new role.
Get in touch for more info - https://www.rfr.bz/b483c2c
#EngineeringLeadership #TechLeadership #NewManagers
Transitions are rarely acknowledged. Working as a new engineering manager is complex - it plays out differently for everyone.
I work with new Engineering Managers in Tech to help them navigate the transition from coding to leading.
Recognise this? Send me a message.
#NewManagers
I work with new Engineering Managers in Tech to help them navigate the transition from coding to leading.
Recognise this? Send me a message.
#NewManagers
July 24, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Transitions are rarely acknowledged. Working as a new engineering manager is complex - it plays out differently for everyone.
I work with new Engineering Managers in Tech to help them navigate the transition from coding to leading.
Recognise this? Send me a message.
#NewManagers
I work with new Engineering Managers in Tech to help them navigate the transition from coding to leading.
Recognise this? Send me a message.
#NewManagers
I understand the 3am spiral - lying there wondering if you're slowly killing yourself for this role. Leadership isn't bounded. It's not one thing you tick off a list. It's ongoing, human-centred work that demands a different approach to your energy.
#EngineeringLeadership #NewManagers
#EngineeringLeadership #NewManagers
June 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I understand the 3am spiral - lying there wondering if you're slowly killing yourself for this role. Leadership isn't bounded. It's not one thing you tick off a list. It's ongoing, human-centred work that demands a different approach to your energy.
#EngineeringLeadership #NewManagers
#EngineeringLeadership #NewManagers
Transitions are rarely acknowledged. They are points on the journey not always worthy of mention. The before and after seem more significant - expected to happen in seamless succession. #EngineeringLeadership #NewManagers #TechLeadership
April 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Transitions are rarely acknowledged. They are points on the journey not always worthy of mention. The before and after seem more significant - expected to happen in seamless succession. #EngineeringLeadership #NewManagers #TechLeadership
"How do I lead people who were my friends yesterday?"
The peer-to-leader transition is awkward but normal. Your team doesn't expect perfection—they expect authenticity.
Focus on transparency over distance. Create clarity through honest conversations.
#EngineeringLeadership #NewManagers #TechLeaders
The peer-to-leader transition is awkward but normal. Your team doesn't expect perfection—they expect authenticity.
Focus on transparency over distance. Create clarity through honest conversations.
#EngineeringLeadership #NewManagers #TechLeaders
April 4, 2025 at 6:55 AM
"How do I lead people who were my friends yesterday?"
The peer-to-leader transition is awkward but normal. Your team doesn't expect perfection—they expect authenticity.
Focus on transparency over distance. Create clarity through honest conversations.
#EngineeringLeadership #NewManagers #TechLeaders
The peer-to-leader transition is awkward but normal. Your team doesn't expect perfection—they expect authenticity.
Focus on transparency over distance. Create clarity through honest conversations.
#EngineeringLeadership #NewManagers #TechLeaders
Hello, I'm Meena! I work with new engineering managers in tech to help them get comfortable with leading so that they succeed in their new role. Get in touch and we can discuss how we can help you transform from surviving to thriving in your role! #EngineeringManagers #TechLeadership #NewManagers
April 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Hello, I'm Meena! I work with new engineering managers in tech to help them get comfortable with leading so that they succeed in their new role. Get in touch and we can discuss how we can help you transform from surviving to thriving in your role! #EngineeringManagers #TechLeadership #NewManagers
1/4 Are you struggling with knowing when to step back from solving technical problems... and when to actually step in? You're facing the same challenge as many new engineering managers I work with.
#EngineeringManagers #EngineeringManagerCoach #TechLeadership #EngineeringLeadership #NewManagers
#EngineeringManagers #EngineeringManagerCoach #TechLeadership #EngineeringLeadership #NewManagers
April 1, 2025 at 6:55 AM
1/4 Are you struggling with knowing when to step back from solving technical problems... and when to actually step in? You're facing the same challenge as many new engineering managers I work with.
#EngineeringManagers #EngineeringManagerCoach #TechLeadership #EngineeringLeadership #NewManagers
#EngineeringManagers #EngineeringManagerCoach #TechLeadership #EngineeringLeadership #NewManagers
1/5 Let me tell you a secret about engineering leadership—Behind every successful leader is not just technical brilliance, but a robust support network.
#EngineeringManagers #EngineeringManagerCoach #TechLeadership #EngineeringLeadership #NewManagers
#EngineeringManagers #EngineeringManagerCoach #TechLeadership #EngineeringLeadership #NewManagers
March 31, 2025 at 9:28 AM
1/5 Let me tell you a secret about engineering leadership—Behind every successful leader is not just technical brilliance, but a robust support network.
#EngineeringManagers #EngineeringManagerCoach #TechLeadership #EngineeringLeadership #NewManagers
#EngineeringManagers #EngineeringManagerCoach #TechLeadership #EngineeringLeadership #NewManagers