[mandeepj]

I have hired few dozen people during last decade just for my own projects so speaking from my own experience. I am listing some of the responsibilities that an engineering manager should have -

1. Facilitating your team to succeed.

2. Shielding your team from company politics and making sure they are getting the resources they need.

3. Know your team's strengths and weaknesses

4. Understand your project\product

5. Be a leader and not a manager. Leadership is just like any other skill which can be learned and developed

6. Share your vision with your team.

7. Understand that your team members are also humans and they have emotions too so do not try to come across as a cold person.

Good luck.

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