Engineering Management Book Club
Photo by Kolar.io on Unsplash.I have a non-traditional background for software engineering. Lately I’ve been thinking that my experience from the military, government, and other industries has some lessons in leadership that are useful for other engineering managers, directors, and above.
However, before I go executing on any crazy ideas (like writing a book), I thought it best to review the literature that is already out there. My goal is to avoid repeating what others have said better already. Plus, a review of the state of the industry never hurts. I expect to learn (and re-discover) a lot as I go.
So look for a post a weekday reviewing and summarizing a chapter from a number of books on software engineering management. I’ll kick it off on Monday, January 6th with the foundational The Manager’s Path by Camille Fournier.
Follow along if you’re interested!
Reading List
The Manager’s Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth & Change
- Management 101
- Mentoring
- Tech Lead
- Managing People
- Managing a Team
- Managing Multiple Teams
- Managing Managers
- The Big Leagues
- Bootstrapping Culture
Resilient Management
- Meet Your Team
- Grow Your Teammates
- Set Clear Expectations
- Communicate Effectively
- Build Resiliency
Managing Humans
Engineering Management for the Rest of Us
Part 1. Your Team
- Caring for your team
- The Value of Values
- Trust and Vulnerability
- Your Team Is Not “Them.” Your Team Is “We.”
- Happiness and Drive
- Long-term Care of Employees
- Career Laddering
- 1:1s Are Critical
Part 2. Collaboration
9. Communicating as a Manager
10. Change Management
11. Giving Feedback
12. Receiving Feedback
13. Good Meetings
14. Managing Conflicts
15. Cross-Team and Open Collaboration
Part 3. Helping Your Team Do Their Best Work
16. Prioritizing Your Team’s Work
17. How to Scope Down PRs
18. Speed of Execution
19. Splitting Time Between Product and Engineering Work
Part 4. Your Work
- Prioritizing High Level
- Prioritizing Day to Day
- Setting Boundaries
- Filling Your Cup
- Believing in Yourself
The Making of a Manager
- What Is Management?
- Your First Three Months
- Leading a Small Team
- The Art of Feedback
- Managing Yourself
- Amazing Meetings
- Hiring Well
- Making Things Happen
- Leading a Growing Team
- Nurtuing Culture
An Elegant Puzzle - Systems of Engineering Management
2. Organizations
3. Tools
4. Approaches
5. Culture
6. Careers
I am still, of course, spending more time on the platform than on content.
Will fix soonest!
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