Help! I'm a Research Software Manager!

Here is a video recording of my US-RSE talk from May 2021:

You can also download the PDF of the slides.

Resources and next steps

My suggestion would be to start with one-on-ones. Here is a quickstart guide (PDF, epub) to getting starting with one-on-ones. It lists out daily steps and resources to get one-on-ones up and running over the course of a month.

Other resources presesnted in the talk are below -

One-on-Ones

• Manager-Tools basics podcasts
• The Manager’s Path: Camille Fournier
• re:Work @ Google one-on-one guide
• An online list of good one-on-one resources.
• Huge list of potential questions
• My one-on-one meeting template: letter, A4

Specific feedback

• Manager-Tools basics podcasts
• re:Work @ Google’s Situation-Behaviour-Impact model
• Three Feedback Models
• Don’t use “sandwich” feedback, it doesn’t work
• Software developers feel more productive when they’re getting useful feedback about job performance

Delegation

• Manager-Tools basics podcasts
• Manager-Tools Responsibility Ladder podcasts
• An Engineering Team where Everyone is a Leader - Gergely Orosz

Growing into your role

• re:Work new manager training guide
• The Manager’s Path: Camille Fournier
• Lab Dynamics: Cohen & Cohen
• Rands (tech) leadership slack
• I have a weekly link roundup newsletter on the topic of managing research computing teams.