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An engineering manager should support six to eight engineers: fewer and they drift into being a tech lead, more and they can only be a coach.

Drawn from what Will Larson said

Subjectsteam sizemanagement
What these subjects mean

team size How many people a thing needs, and what the extra ones cost: headcount, coordination, and the small-team claim.

management Running the place: an executive's calendar, dissent, severance, and what a manager is actually for.

What Will Larson actually said

  1. Will Larson Engineering executive who has led infrastructure…
    Managers should support 6-8 engineers. This gives them enough time for active coaching, coordinating and furthering their team’s mission by writing strategies, leading change, and so on.

    Where this was said

    ↗Sizing engineering teams.lethain.com

    14 Jul 2018

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