There’s a saying: “A soldier who doesn’t want to become a general is not a good soldier.” As someone who has spent many years in technology, I also aspire to management roles. Recently, the company organized a management training session from which I gained a lot. To better digest and absorb what I learned—“output exercises input”—I’m recording my reflections here. This is both personal consolidation and, I hope, inspiration for friends who are also walking the path from engineer to manager. ...