Technology isn't the Hardest Part

Here is a video recording of my Bioinfo Core talk at ISMB2022 from July 2022:

You can also download the PDF of the slides.

Resources and next steps

Whether you’re a new manager learning the ropes or an experienced leader facing a new challenge, the resources below should help (an abbreviated version of this list is on the slides). If you’re looking to build skills, my suggestion would be to pick an area where you feel there’s the most opportunity for growth in your team currently and choose one of the resources to start going through.

And, you can always email me or arrange a quick call.

People

• Manager-Tools basics podcasts - Mark Horstmann
• The Leader Lab: Tania Luna & LeeAnn Renninger (more fundamental soft skills/habits)
• The Manager’s Path - Camille Fournier
• Three Feedback Models - Jacob Kaplan-Moss
• An Engineering Team where Everyone is a Leader - Gergely Orosz
• RCT quickstart guide to One-on-Ones (PDF, epub).
• My one-on-one meeting template: letter, A4
• Help, I’m a Research Software Manager! - me
• Semester-long Intern Checklist - me

Processes

• Tracking Toil using SRE principles - Eric Harvieux, Google Cloud Blog
• Writing Runbook Documentation when you’re an SRE - Taylor Barnett, Transposit
• Always Be Quitting

Products

• Managing the Professional Services Firm - David H. Maister (s/profits/sustainability/, and skip partner governance sections)
• Product for Internal Platforms - Camille Fournier
• Hourly Billing is Nuts - Jonathan Stark
• What is the cost of bioinformatics? A look at bioinformatics pricing and costs - Karl Sebby
• Meet the Research Impact Canvas - Benedikt Fecher and Christian Kobsda

Potentialities

• Good Strategy/Bad Strategy - Richard Rumelt
• How to Write a Strategy Statement Your Team Will Actually Remember - Michael Porter, Nobl Academy
• Saying “no” - Mike McQuaid
• 4 Practical Steps For Strategic Planning As A Leader - Anthony Boyd
• What Does and Doesn’t Happen After You Specialize? - David Baker

Becoming A Manager

• re:Work new manager training guide - Google
• The Manager’s Path - Camille Fournier
• I have a weekly link roundup newsletter on the topic of managing research computing teams.