Engineering managers must understand how their employees want feedback and praise.

Without this, there is risk of alienation or ineffective reception.rD1 Even with understanding, the risk of ineffective reception is high.


  1. Sarah Drasner, “Mistakes I’ve Made as an Engineering Manager,” CSS-Tricks, February 18, 2021, https://css-tricks.com/mistakes-ive-made-as-an-engineering-manager/. (See notes.)