Reddit mentions of Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

Managing people is hard. Managing engineers is harder. Have you paid for any management training for Randy? How about for you?

I'd feel a little concerned if I found out director-level management at my company was asking for advice on reddit about how to mediate routine interpersonal conflicts.

http://randsinrepose.com/archives/the-diving-save/

http://randsinrepose.com/archives/bored-people-quit/

https://www.amazon.com/Managers-Path-Leaders-Navigating-Growth/dp/1491973897

https://www.amazon.com/Managing-Humans-Humorous-Software-Engineering/dp/1484221575

Out of the books I read, these were my favorite.

• Meditations
  
• The Effective Executive
  
• Managing Humans
  
• The New One Minute Manager
  
• How To Win Friends and Influence People
  
  I suppose these focus less on "leadership" so much as management. But they are all helpful when it comes to thinking about being a leader.
  
  I also can't stress enough the importance of being introspective, and taking the time for self reflection. It's crucial that you be able to take a look at yourself, and see how your actions affect others. How you make others feel. Things like that. I know that's not particularly helpful, but I guess all I can say is do whatever makes the most sense for you to make yourself a more empathetic human being.

Every single management position on the planet is uniquely specific to the team/group being managed. People are unique and different. The work they're doing may share some things in common with similar groups, but it is also unique and different in meaningful ways.

I don't think it's necessary for every engineering manager to have first been a high-performing 10x-er engineer. I do think there are inherent benefits to having those individuals progress to leadership/management positions within a company, but there's a lot more that goes into what makes a "great manager" than simply being able to finish projects to spec, of quality, on time.

Recommended reading: The Manager's Path and Managing Humans, "A Meritocracy is a Trailing Indicator".

Perfect fit for this situation: https://www.amazon.com/Managing-Humans-Humorous-Software-Engineering/dp/1484221575

Great read for anyone in the industry really.

was just going to post this:

https://www.amazon.com/Managing-Humans-Humorous-Software-Engineering/dp/1484221575/

i just got through 'managing humans' and it was a great read. https://www.amazon.com/Managing-Humans-Humorous-Software-Engineering/dp/1484221575 i'd say if you want to go into managing eventually it's required reading.