The Operator

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I became a manager with zero experience and made every mistake in the book. Scaling a company? I had to figure that out the hard way. This podcast is for anyone walking that same path and looking for advice from the best people in the industry.

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  1. May 31

    You Have to Adapt: Managing Engineers in the AI Era | Fakhir Khan | The Operator 01

    The conversation covers Fakir Khan's career journey, transition to a managerial role, experience in podcasting, management practices, cadences, managing AI-enabled teams, the hiring process, learning from failure, HR challenges, handling underperforming team members, managing AI agents, and ownership. Key takeaways include the importance of adapting to industry shifts and the significance of trust and reliance on team members for success. Takeaways * Adapting to industry shifts * Trust and reliance on team members Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Fakir Khan 00:39 Fakir's journey in AI and software engineering 01:26 Transitioning from engineer to manager 02:57 Management practices and team dynamics 05:22 Challenges in management and leadership 08:01 AI's impact on software development 12:10 Estimating effort in AI-driven projects 15:41 Hiring practices in the AI era 20:58 Managing AI agents in engineering 30:01 Lessons learned from failures in management #AI #SoftwareEngineering #Leadership #EngineeringManagement #AINative #SoftwareEngineering #ClaudeCode #TechLeadership #AIagents #EngineeringLeadership #Cursor #StartupEngineering #TheOperator

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I became a manager with zero experience and made every mistake in the book. Scaling a company? I had to figure that out the hard way. This podcast is for anyone walking that same path and looking for advice from the best people in the industry.

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