Managing humans : more biting and humorous tales of a software engineering manager / Michael Lopp.
Lopp, Michael, author.
2021
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Title
Managing humans : more biting and humorous tales of a software engineering manager / Michael Lopp.
Author
Lopp, Michael, author.
Edition
Fourth edition.
ISBN
9781484271162 (electronic bk.)
1484271165 (electronic bk.)
1484271157
9781484271155
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7116-2
Published
New York, NY : Apress, [2021]
Copyright
©2021
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Item Number
10.1007/978-1-4842-7116-2 doi
9781484271155
9781484271162
Call Number
HF5549
Dewey Decimal Classification
658.3002/07
Summary
In this fourth edition of the bestselling business book Managing Humans, author Michael Lopp continues to draw leadership advice from some of the most important software companies of our modern age. Educational stories from companies across Silicon Valley such as Apple, Slack, Pinterest, Palantir, Netscape, and Borland detail the experiences of bright software engineers in an ever-changing industry This revised edition of Managing Humans expands on the previous editions' explorations of management essentials including handling stress, building diverse teams, running inclusive meetings, and how to lead in times of crisis. The education of a great leader never stops, and Lopp applies crucial insights to help continue your never-ending leadership education. Whether it is approaching a myriad of engineering personalities or handling unexpected conflict, you will come away with wisdom to handle any team situation. The engineering culture of a company can determine the difference between a product's ultimate success or failure. Managing Humans is here to guide managers and aspiring managers into the intimidating world of people and their vastly different personalities. Handle conflict, infuse innovation into your approach, and be the most confident manager you can be after reading this book. What You Will Learn Lead engineers Handle conflict Understand different engineering personalities Who This Book Is For Managers and would-be managers staring at the role of a manager wondering why they would ever leave the safe world of bits and bytes for the messy world of managing humans.
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Includes index.
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© Copyright 2021 Michael Lopp. 2021
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Part I
1: Don't Be A Prick
2: Managers Are Evil
3: Stables and Volatiles
4: The Rands Test
5: How to Run a Meeting
6: The Twinge
7: The Update, the Vent, and the Disaster
8: Lost in Translation
9: Agenda Detection
10: Management via Worry and Crisis
11: Dissecting the Mandate
12: Information Starvation
13: Subtlety, Subterfuge, and Silence
14: Your Mid-Year Leadership Check-in
15: Managementese
16: You're Not Listening
17: The Hotel Giraffe
18: Fred Hates the Off-Site
19: A Different Kind of DNA
20: An Engineering Mindset
21: Tear It Down
22: Titles Are Toxic
23: Saying No
Part II
24: 1.0
25: The Process Myth
26: How to Start
27: Taking Time to Think
28: Meetings are Not For You
29: The Value of the Soak
30: Capturing Context
31: Trickle Theory
32: When the Sky Falls
33: Hacking is Important
34: WFH
35: Entropy Crushers
36: Your Culture is Rotting
37: The Metronome
Part III
38: Bored People Quit
39: Bellwethers
40: The Ninety-Day Interview
41: Managing Nerds
42: Incrementalists and Completionists
43: NADD
44: A Nerd in a Cave
45: Meeting Creatures
46: Organics and Mechanics
47: Inwards, Outwards, and Holistics
48: The Wolf
49: Free Electrons
50: The Old Guard
51: Rules for the Reorg
52: An Unexpected Connection
53: You are Going on a Quest
54: A Glimpse and a Hook
55: Nailing the Phone Screen
56: Your Resignation Checklist
57: Shields Down
58: Chaotic, Beautiful Snowflakes
59: Epilogue: Fear is a Liar
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