Having just become a co-manager for ~50 engineers, this is really interesting and timely advice. I don't pretend to have all the answers about how to reward great engineers, so hearing more people speak about this is really useful to me.
My initial reaction is "reward them with more things they can say no to" but that ends up being project management-y if not outright manager-y. I'm very curious to hear more specific examples where this isn't the case.
If anyone in NYC and is in a similar situation to me, I'd love to meet up for coffee to share notes. Or in SF, for that matter (I'm here about once a month). Email in my profile.
My initial reaction is "reward them with more things they can say no to" but that ends up being project management-y if not outright manager-y. I'm very curious to hear more specific examples where this isn't the case.
If anyone in NYC and is in a similar situation to me, I'd love to meet up for coffee to share notes. Or in SF, for that matter (I'm here about once a month). Email in my profile.