Last night, 8 folks gathered in the event room at a Round Table Pizza in San Mateo to learn about giving feedback and discuss the issues they face managing engineers. I was especially gratified that two of my past coworkers dropped by and participated.

The new venue seems to be better located and has the capacity to support the group as it grows. Pizza worked well as workshop food. We will return to this same location next month, on Wednesday August 22nd.

To keep informed about the Bay Area Engineering Managers Support Group, join us on meetup.com.

Now with free pizza!

Share the adventures and challenges of managing engineers. This month’s session will start with a short workshop on giving feedback. After that comes a facilitated discussion where participants share challenges that they are facing and get feedback, ideas, and support from the group. The event is free and pizza will be provided. Come out, join the discussion, and become a better manager.

We will be in the event room at:
Round Table Pizza
61 43rd Ave
San Mateo, CA

Arrivals and free pizza 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Program starts at 7:30 PM

It’s free, RSVP at meetup.com.

“It’s so great to hear that I’m not the only one dealing with this problem!” said one engineering manager after another had shared a problem they were having getting non-technical upper management to understand the time and complexity issues of software development.

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The Bay Area Engineering Managers Support Group will meet tomorrow (Tuesday) night in Palo Alto. The evening will start off with short interactive workshop. Tuesday’s workshop will focus on one of the easiest ways to improve the effectiveness of meetings. Next will come a facilitated discussion in which participants can share issues that they are facing at work and get feedback, tips, and advice from the group. The event is free. We still have room for a couple of more folks to join us. Please RSVP at meetup.com or by leaving a comment on this blog post.

This coming Tuesday, I’ll be facilitating the first meeting of the Bay Area Agile Managers Support Group. The event will start off with a short workshop focused on one of the key criteria for having successful meetings. Today was the day I practiced the workshop with a live studio audience.

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You are invited to join the Bay Area Engineering Managers Support Group.

Share the adventures and challenges of managing engineers. Each session will start with a short presentation on a topic of interest to technical managers. After that comes a facilitated discussion where participants can share challenges that they are facing and get feedback, ideas, and support from the group. The event is free. Food and beverages are available for purchase from out host restaurant. Come out, join the discussion, and become a better manager.

Our first meetup will be held on Tuesday June 19th at 7:00 PM. We will meet in the event room at Hobees 4224 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA. You can RSVP by leaving a comment on this blog post or by joining our event on meetup.com

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