# ksindi/managers-playbook

:book: Heuristics for effective management

Repository: https://github.com/ksindi/managers-playbook
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/managers-playbook
License: CC-BY-4.0
License Family: other
Topics: management, one-on-ones, feedback, advice, coaching, meetings, decision-making
Last push: 2026-01-09T16:23:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 60/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 61, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3068, "days_push": 236, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5512, forks 448 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:21.823098+00:00)

## What it is
A curated, living document of heuristics and practical advice for effective engineering management, covering topics like one-on-ones, coaching, feedback, decision-making, hiring, and managing up. It is written primarily for new managers but also serves experienced managers looking to sharpen their skills.

## Use cases
- learn how to run effective one-on-ones with direct reports
- advice for new engineering managers starting their career
- how to give constructive feedback to team members
- frameworks for making decisions as a manager
- tips for hiring and onboarding engineers
- how to manage up and communicate with executives
- guidance on how technical an engineering manager should be

## When to choose
- you are transitioning from senior engineer to your first management role
- you want concise, experience-based management heuristics rather than a long book
- you are an experienced manager looking to refresh practices around feedback, coaching, or hiring

## When to avoid
- you need a software tool or application rather than written guidance
- you want formal management training or certification with exercises
- you need advice for non-engineering or general corporate management contexts

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation
- domain: education, hr, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: -
- tags: management, engineering-management, one-on-ones, coaching, feedback, hiring, leadership, playbook, web-server

## Member repositories
- ksindi/managers-playbook (main) score 60

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:21.823098+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:56:14.960287+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ksindi/managers-playbook (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:21.823098+00:00, sha 6cd6a586f902)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.