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186: Becoming a Manager Intro topic: plastic welding kits News/Links: • Parse.bot, turn any website into an API • https://www.parse.bot/ • Gemini 3 • https://blog.google/products/gemini/gemini-3/ • Depth Anything 3 • https://github.com/ByteDance-Seed/Depth-Anything-3 • Wan 2.2 (run on runpod) • https://www.runpod.io/ Book of the Show • Patrick • The Thinking Game (DeepMind documentary) • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d95J8yzvjbQ • Jason • Plato: The Republic • https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1497 Patreon Plug https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=h Tool of the Show • Patrick • Core Keeper • Pc/Switch/Xbox/Playstation  • Jason • Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic • PC Topic: Becoming a Manager • What is a Manager • Opportunity • Results + Retention • Sizing • Hiring • Philosophy • Interviews • Downsizing • How to Manage • Company Goals / OKRs • Breaking down & claiming company goals. • Balancing inspirational & practical goals • Coaching • One-on-ones • Career planning • Performance  • Motivation • Performance Management Review • Compensation • Choosing to become a manager • Balancing personal and company incentives • Why Manage • Mentorship • Build relationships • Why to not manage • Less time for your original joy (coding) • Less technical influence • More uncertainty and less closure • How to transition back to Engineer • Take the time/energy to get ramped up • Act as an advisor to your manager ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown)