The Engineering Managers Support Group

Sword Health and Leadcraft present: The Engineering Managers Support Group

📅 May 18, 18h30 📍 Sword Health, Porto

Looking for the one true guide to perfect engineering management? You won't find it here.

Engineering management sits at the intersection of code, product strategy, and human dynamics. Most of the time, we're winging it. There's no silver bullet, no playbook that works for everyone in every situation, and it can get lonely.

So what's the best we can do? Learn from each other.

That's why we're hosting the Engineering Managers Support Group, a peer-to-peer meetup designed to pull us out of our silos and into a space of honest conversation.

How it works

Forget keynote speakers and slide decks. We're keeping it simple and human. You'll break into groups of ~6 to tackle the reality of day-to-day work. This is not a passive event: expect to participate, share, and engage with others.

The session has two parts:

Part 1: The Struggle
Go around the table and share the challenges you're currently wrestling with. Constant context switching, endless meetings, team frustration, tech debt, imposter syndrome. Everything is on the table.

Part 2: The Toolkit
Pivot to problem solving. Share what has actually worked for you. Tools, frameworks, scripts, conversations. Whatever has helped you navigate these waters.
We'll close by sharing conclusions across the room, then enjoy some pizza and beer.

Why attend

Hopefully, you will walk away with a wider set of approaches to use in your day-to-day, but mostly with the comfort of knowing that you aren't the only one struggling with these problems.