From Code to People: The New Engineering Manager's Podcast

By TJ Walker

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From Code to People: The New Engineering Manager's Podcast is a practical leadership series for engineers, developers, technical leads, and senior individual contributors making the transition from solving technical problems to leading people.

Becoming an engineering manager requires more than technical expertise. You must learn how to delegate without micromanaging, run meaningful one-on-one meetings, give useful feedback, manage former peers, communicate with executives, make decisions with incomplete information, and build a team that can perform without depending on you for every answer.

Hosted by TJ Walker, this focused podcast helps first-time engineering managers understand the mindset, communication skills, and leadership habits required to move from individual contributor to effective technical leader.

Each episode delivers direct, practical guidance on engineering management, workplace communication, delegation, team development, feedback, decision-making, managing up, and leadership confidence.

From Code to People is part of the Ultamize Personal Development Podcast Network, a growing collection of focused podcasts created to help professionals strengthen leadership, communication, career, and personal development skills through practical learning and repetition.

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Episode Date
From Code to People Trailer: The New Engineering Manager's Podcast
Aug 19, 2026
Why Your Best Engineering Skill Becomes a Liability as a Manager
Aug 19, 2026
From Individual Contributor to Force Multiplier: A Manager's Real Job
Aug 19, 2026
How to Delegate as a New Engineering Manager Without Micromanaging
Aug 19, 2026
How to Run a One-on-One That Is Not Just a Status Update
Aug 19, 2026
How to Give Feedback Your Engineers Will Actually Use
Aug 19, 2026
How to Manage People Who Used to Be Your Peers
Aug 19, 2026
Making Decisions With Incomplete Information: A Manager's Core Skill
Aug 19, 2026
How New Engineering Managers Communicate With Executives and Other Teams
Aug 19, 2026
The New Engineering Manager Traps Nobody Warns You About
Aug 19, 2026
How to Build an Engineering Team That Runs Without You
Aug 19, 2026
Why Leadership Information Is Not Enough: The Engineer-to-Manager Pre-Reset
Aug 19, 2026
Two-Minute Ultamize Reset for New Engineering Managers: Multiply, Don't Solve
Aug 19, 2026
From Code to People Finale: Become the Engineering Leader Your Team Needs
Aug 19, 2026