@article{763096,
      recid = {763096},
      author = {Lopp, Michael,},
      title = {Managing humans : biting and humorous tales of a software  engineering manager /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      note = {Includes index.},
      abstract = {Read hilarious stories with serious lessons that Michael  Lopp extracts from his varied and sometimes bizarre  experiences as a manager at Apple, Pinterest, Palantir,  Netscape, Symantec, Slack, and Borland. Many of the stories  first appeared in primitive form in Loppℓ́ℓs perennially  popular blog, Rands in Repose. The Third Edition of  Managing Humans contains a whole new season of episodes  from the ongoing saga of Lopp's adventures in Silicon  Valley, together with classic episodes remastered for high  fidelity and freshness. Whether you're an aspiring manager,  a current manager, or just wondering what the heck a  manager does all day, there is a story in this book that  will speak to youℓ́ℓand help you survive and prosper amid  the general craziness of dysfunctional bright people caught  up in the chase of riches and power. Scattered in repose  among these manic misfits are managers, an even stranger  breed of people who, through a mystical organizational  ritual, have been given power over the futures and the bank  accounts of many others. Lopp's straight-from-the-hip style  is unlike that of any other writer on management and  leadership. He pulls no punches and tells stories he  probably shouldn't. But they are magically instructive and  yield Loppℓ́ℓs trenchant insights on leadership that cut to  the heart of the matterℓ́ℓwhether it's dealing with your  boss, handling a slacker, hiring top guns, or seeing a  knotty project through to completion. Writing code is easy.  Managing humans is not. You need a book to help you do it,  and this is it. What You'll Learn How teams work How to  lead engineers How to handle conflict How to hire well How  to motivate employees How to manage your boss How to say no  How to understand different engineering personalities How  to build effective teams < How to handle stressed people  freaking out How to run a meeting well How to scale teams  Who This Book Is For This book is designed 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. The book  covers handling conflict, managing wildly differing  personality types, infusing innovation into insane product  schedules, and figuring out how to build a lasting and  useful engineering culture.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/763096},
}