Jampa Uchoa sharing the learnings from being an engineering manager for a decade. The metaphor of ‘transparent umbrella’ struck a chord with me.
A good manager is more like a transparent umbrella. They protect the team from unnecessary stress and pressure, but don’t hide reality from them.
Telling the team: “Our users aren’t thrilled so far. We need to find ways to better serve them. The project risks cancellation if we don’t.” That’s fair game. They deserve to know.
When you do deliver hard news, state it clearly and focus on how the team will do about it. If you act scared, they’ll be scared too. Your goal is to get them thinking about the next steps.
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