If you have a team of talented developers, filling managerial positions in your tech company may seem like an easy task. You may think that you’ll be spoiled for choice and not have to spend time and money shortlisting and interviewing external candidates.
Unfortunately, that’s not always the case, since good coders don’t always make good managers. Also, making the wrong promotion decision can reduce a developer’s productivity and, by extension, your company’s productivity. So if you’re considering promoting your best coders to managers, you may need to rethink your decision.
Luckily, we had a lengthy chat on this subject with Hazel Olivier, CTO of Nimbla, during one of our recent Tech Leaders Hub Fintech series. Hazel shared invaluable insights about promoting developers to managers that might save you from making the wrong decision.
If you’re struggling with this choice and want to get things right, keep reading to find out how to identify potential managers in your team and promote developers to managers without reducing their productivity.