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Six Things I've Learned as a Manager I Wish I Knew Before

Understanding the business — a shift in mindset from "I'm implementing a feature because I was told to" to "I'm implementing a feature because it will help users," and then to "this will help clients, so I will propose a new feature."

Proactivity — as a consequence of understanding the business. When there is clarity on how to improve the company, a developer begins to act more proactively and independently proposes ideas, both product-related and internal.

Proactivity leads to responsibility — if it's my proposal, then I need to ensure that it gets implemented.

Communication — if I'm responsible for something, I need to be able to coordinate with others and keep them informed about the status.

Understanding people — if I need to reach an agreement with someone, I need to understand how to approach them.

Ability to give and receive feedback — important for growth, so as not to remain stagnant and to understand what can be improved in oneself and others.

Georgiy Mogelashvili

Engineering Manager @ JetBrains

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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