The Effective Manager [Paperback] Horstman,Mark

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1. mikehollingerSep 2022
   Engineer turned engineering leader here.

   "Good Strategy / Bad Strategy" by Richard Rumelt - An awesome book on strategy, which explains very plainly how to construct a reasonable strategy, and see signs of bad strategy. It (among other things) dissects NVIDIA's rise in the late 2000's, and predicts (more or less) the next ten years of where the company went.

   "The Effective Manager" by Mark Horstman - All the things that no one says or tells about management and communication.

   "Team Topologies" by Skelton and Pais - A really good view of organizational design patterns and anti-patterns for software teams rooted in the premise of Conway's Law.

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2. cybadgerJul 2020
   I second the recommendation for Manager Tools. Start with the "Basics" casts on one-on-ones, feedback, coaching, and delegation to get up to speed. Their book The Effective Manager by Mark Horstman is a great place to start, too.

   The podcast was super helpful to me in transitioning from IC to management.

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3. myceliumSep 2018
   If your first thought is "Oh ----, I'm a manager now. How the hell do I do this?" I'd highly recommend The Effective Manager by Mark Horstman. It's prescriptive in a helpful way, and was brilliant in helping me find my footing when I started management.

   His podcast Managager Tools is also excellent, and has deep archives addressing pretty much every question under the sun: https://www.manager-tools.com/map-universe/hall-fame-highly-...

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4. acidbaseextractDec 2016
   Dead simple practices you can start implementing tomorrow: https://www.amazon.com/Effective-Manager-Mark-Horstman/dp/11...

   Their podcast, Manager Tools, is also excellent.

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