Objectives

What do we want to do today?

Discuss what managing people is really about

Decide if management is what you want to do

How to get started as a new manager

Summary

So... now what?

Now you go out there and start to manage!

Credentials

Who is this guy?

Architect, Engineering Manager/Leader, "force multiplier"

Principal -- Neward & Associates

http://www.newardassociates.com

Educative (http://educative.io) Author

Performance Management for Engineering Managers

Author

Professional F# 2.0 (w/Erickson, et al; Wrox, 2010)

Effective Enterprise Java (Addison-Wesley, 2004)

SSCLI Essentials (w/Stutz, et al; OReilly, 2003)

Server-Based Java Programming (Manning, 2000)