Moving into a management role with Bren Briggs

On the show, I have on with me Bren Briggs, the VP of DevSecOps at Hypergiant. Bren talks about some of the realities of moving into a role in management, what happens if you decide to move back into an IC role, and managing with empathy.

In this episode, we cover:

• Moving into a management role
• Management skills should be equal to expertise.
• Indicator when to step down from management role.
• Having the most successful leaders and successful hierarchical structures.
• Having a culture of leadership that values feedback is a must.
• Psychological safety is essential.
• How does the org handle an employee that moves back into an IC role
• Manager empathy
• Management is a duty you perform
• Having someone run a tiger team

About today’s guest: 

Bren is a hacker of things, smoker of meats, father of a brood of loud and often unruly children, and husband to his high-school sweetheart. When he's not playing music or working on a project, you can find him building, securing, and attacking cloud-native systems for Hypergiant.

https://twitter.com/0xfraq

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenbriggs/

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