A day in the life of an engineering manager

Are you a manager struggling with the transition from a technical to a people-first role? Or are you considering that career shift?
In this video, we follow Gladys Lim through her day to see what managing an engineering team at Seek looks like. Plus, hear more about how she navigated the pivot into a manager's role and found her niche.
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[@alanwelson7705]

Thank you for you video. I’m a senior electrical engineer, who is going to have an interview for the electrical manager role next week. Your video passes the key information to us in terms of what to focus on after the transition.

[@phrozen755]

Director of Engineering here but in healthcare. Loved the part of you going over what it was like / loved about being an individual contributor, and the shift of focus on "Is no longer needing to be the most technical person in the team anymore". I felt this! "My focus is to understand my team's DNA". Subscribed.❤

[@AnubisA.A]

How old are u if u don’t mind..?

[@phrozen755]

@@AnubisA.A I'm 37

[@AnubisA.A]

@@phrozen755 ty, sorry if it was rude. Just wanted to know how old I should be to become engineering manger…. etc

[@Doug-rv3nr]

Great book choice, I read that when I got into management

[@AndreasDrbal]

It is very humbling giving up being a Subject Matter Expert (SME) while transitioning to being an Engineering Manager.

[@javerianaseem2497]

i am thinking of doing masters in engineering management after bachelors in AEROPACE ENGINEERING i wanna know if im doing good. because i basically like managing and leading things

[@Mallickvision]

Thanks for subs

[@verb0ze]

I'm of the opposite mindset re: the macha latte. I think being a good engr manager is being relatable. Those people have lives too, you know, they are not simply robots pushing paper. The best managers I've had are those who show sides of their lives that are not always related to work. It creates camaraderie within the team, and fosters openess. If you're the type of manager who never goes out to lunch with their team, does not go grab coffee or whatever in the same spaces your reports do, they'll have a hard time trusting you because you're essensially governing from the glass tower. Show them that you're human too.
Also, how exactly did that "hurt" the video? Did it make the video any less informational? Or are you upset that you had to spend 2 seconds listening to her getting coffee? Simply ignore that part if you don't care for it.

[@hiteshp9152]

Thanks alot , helped me get clarity on my role

[@saurabhmuzumdar]

Where are you located? Migration?

[@akshatsinghsolanki1630]

Sort of the day which makes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday :)

[@Dalamain]

Good video, I would personally cut out the mache latte as it hurts an otherwise helpful video. Sadly youtube is cluttered with day in the life tech videos that do not represent the true roles and instead focus on starbucks morning coffee, lunch at a fancy restaurant and then bed time unlike this video which has useful content.

[@bAtACt1X]

Damn.. I bet part of her team secretly adores her. At least I do already. Maybe a benefit for a while, but at some point a sweet hell of bad work-situation. Nobody's fault. Well... back to business :)

[@evilzzzability]

yeah, gotta get that mache latte in, these stupid "day in the life" videos always gotta show the lifestyleeeee that comes with the title

[@SV-tc8cu]

the restaurnat scene is a bit toe curling

[@j.wadehudson1403]

Me me me me me.

[@chrisplacktor1992]

You are so beautiful

[@colleenkohler]

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