--- title: 10 common ways engineering managers get stuck | daily.dev description: Engineering managers often get stuck in common pitfalls such as ignoring destructive behaviors, trying to please everyone, and neglecting personal development.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/10-common-ways-engineering-managers-get-stuck-qcew3mnbo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 10 common ways engineering managers get stuck | daily.dev og:description: Engineering managers often get stuck in common pitfalls such as ignoring destructive behaviors, trying to please everyone, and neglecting personal development.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/10-common-ways-engineering-managers-get-stuck-qcew3mnbo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/qcEw3MnBo.png og:image:alt: 10 common ways engineering managers get stuck og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 10 common ways engineering managers get stuck **[Substack](https://daily.dev/sources/substack)** · 7 min read · 18 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Engineering managers often get stuck in common pitfalls such as ignoring destructive behaviors, trying to please everyone, and neglecting personal development. To avoid these traps, they need to address issues promptly, build strong relationships inside and outside their teams, balance their roles effectively, and maintain their own growth. Recognizing and adapting to these challenges can significantly improve management effectiveness and team success. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#career](https://daily.dev/tags/career), [#leadership](https://daily.dev/tags/leadership) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/10-common-ways-engineering-managers-get-stuck-qcew3mnbo) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"10 common ways engineering managers get stuck","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/10-common-ways-engineering-managers-get-stuck-qcew3mnbo","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/10-common-ways-engineering-managers-get-stuck-qcew3mnbo"},"datePublished":"2024-07-17T08:20:58.484Z","dateModified":"2024-08-23T15:56:08.271Z","description":"Engineering managers often get stuck in common pitfalls such as ignoring destructive behaviors, trying to please everyone, and neglecting personal development....","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/24395f7aa8af774bb77e872c95f3e31e?_a=AQAEuiZ","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/24395f7aa8af774bb77e872c95f3e31e?_a=AQAEuiZ","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Substack","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Substack","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--KFqxX_OL--/f_auto,t_logo/v1698154293/logos/substack.jpg","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/substack"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/10-common-ways-engineering-managers-get-stuck-qcew3mnbo","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":18},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"career,leadership","timeRequired":"PT7M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Substack","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/substack"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"10 common ways engineering managers get stuck"}]} ```