I have been managing for the past 2 years and my team is up to 8 full time and 2 interns for the summer.
I do not have any formal training as a manager, only as a computer engineer. But I focus on four things for my team.
1) I try to see myself as Archimedes lever. Instead of trying to be a bottle neck and program, I do what ever I can to remove roadblocks for my team.
2) I treat everyone as a person, and I try to keep them happy.
3) I give anyone in the team one on one time if they need it to discuss anything on their mind.
4) I establish how we organize and document the knowledge of our department, and I encourage everyone add to our documentation if they learn something new or if they see a way to improve something. This helps everyone in the team find information they need quickly and it helps with training new hires.
I do not have any formal training as a manager, only as a computer engineer. But I focus on four things for my team.
1) I try to see myself as Archimedes lever. Instead of trying to be a bottle neck and program, I do what ever I can to remove roadblocks for my team.
2) I treat everyone as a person, and I try to keep them happy.
3) I give anyone in the team one on one time if they need it to discuss anything on their mind.
4) I establish how we organize and document the knowledge of our department, and I encourage everyone add to our documentation if they learn something new or if they see a way to improve something. This helps everyone in the team find information they need quickly and it helps with training new hires.