Work Of A Manager
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The what and the why
What does your manager do all day? What would it mean to become one?
This document is about the what (and a bit about the why). It would take an entirely different - and much longer - conversation to talk about how to do each of these things well.
The summary: a manager’s job is to build an organization that performs well, efficiently, and sustainably. (I’ve heard and used the term well oiled machine.) This is especially important to internalize for ICs (individual contributors, meaning not managers) considering switching to the manager role: management is not on top of your daily duties; it’s an entirely different job.
