Experience of being a manager

Writing code is full of quick wins, especially for the experienced developer. You make tests pass, you see new features come to life, you get something to compile, you fix a problem. Management has fewer obvious quick wins, especially for new managers.⊕ (managers_paths?)

The best way to describe the feeling of management from here on out is plate spinning. … You’re still learning how to spin plates, and you’re going to drop some on the floor because you’ve neglected them for too long.⊕ (Fournier 2017, chap. 6)