id: 1111,1B2
title: Implementing engineering manager support groups.
date: 2023-11-19

Implementing engineering manager support groups.

One senior leader acts as the organizer who designs the groups of 5–8 and determines who the facilitators will be.rR4 They monitor and report on how the program is doing, in particular by checking in with participants. Organizers help facilitators learn from each other, and modifies the groups as needed.rR5

Facilitators handle scheduling, help people engage discussions, coaches people on trust issues, and guides conversation toward curiosity and reframing rather than festering.rR5 A typical discussion will solicit a challenge from each participant, prioritize them, and proceed to group discussion of each challenge. This requires absolute confidentiality to be established.rR4 A well-run group will behave like a conspiracy to improve the organization.rR6