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Engineering Manager Handbook
Tools & Productivity

Tools & Productivity

Small tooling wins add up to real leverage. This section is a hands-on manager’s toolkit: automation that removes toil, everyday tips and tricks across the browser, Slack, the editor and git, and the tools that make creating training and content faster.

In this section

Automation ToolsA manager's tour of the automation tools worth knowing — curl, CLIs, GitHub Actions, Google Apps Script, Ansible, and Terraform — with concrete recipes. Everyday Tips & TricksSmall daily-driver wins across Chrome, Slack, VS Code, and git that quietly save you time every single day. Training & Content-Creation ToolsThe tools I reach for when upskilling a team — picking the right one for the job, and keeping the content accessible.