Why is the transition from IC Engineer to Manager so tricky (and how to get it right)? — Marcel Weekes, VP of Product Engineering at Figma

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Our guest today is Marcel Weekes, VP of Product Engineering at Figma and former VP of Engineering at Slack. In today’s conversation, he unpacks why most startups get it wrong when they uplevel someone from IC engineer to eng manager and unfurls what stellar engineering management looks like at high-growth companies, including: Setting appropriate expectations and goals Turbocharging the team’s effectiveness Delivering high-impact feedback Going from a peer to a manager What leaders risk when they drag their heels on managing out low-performers You can email us questions directly at [email protected] or follow us on Twitter @firstround and @brettberson.

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