Great article Alex! I resonate with the last section about staying motivated and sticking it through. I also doubted myself in my first year as EM, but now in my 4th year I find it to be a super rewarding experience.
I hope you don't mind me sharing an article of mine. It shares what an engineer can gain by sticking through those tough early years as an EM.
Thank you! I’m glad that section resonated. I can still remember those early months/years – it’s a tough transition. It’s heartening to hear how rewarding it’s become for you over time.
And thank you for sharing your article. I really enjoyed it - so much so that I featured it in my weekly Digest! There’s a lot of truth in what you wrote, and I think it’ll resonate with a lot of people navigating those early EM days.
Totally agree, the world needs more grounded, technical leaders. The more we share the human side of this journey, the better we can support each other, especially those just starting out.
Great article Alex! I resonate with the last section about staying motivated and sticking it through. I also doubted myself in my first year as EM, but now in my 4th year I find it to be a super rewarding experience.
I hope you don't mind me sharing an article of mine. It shares what an engineer can gain by sticking through those tough early years as an EM.
https://open.substack.com/pub/leadbyear/p/9-things-engineers-gain-by-moving?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5lu0mg
I hope it's helpful. The world benefits from more great technical leaders. Let's bring them up together!
Thank you! I’m glad that section resonated. I can still remember those early months/years – it’s a tough transition. It’s heartening to hear how rewarding it’s become for you over time.
And thank you for sharing your article. I really enjoyed it - so much so that I featured it in my weekly Digest! There’s a lot of truth in what you wrote, and I think it’ll resonate with a lot of people navigating those early EM days.
Totally agree, the world needs more grounded, technical leaders. The more we share the human side of this journey, the better we can support each other, especially those just starting out.
Ohh wow, thanks for sharing my article! That's very kind of you ☺️
Management can be tough, and lonely at times. Let's keep helping the community!