Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (964 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1484221575 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 331 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Many of the stories first appeared in primitive form in Lopp’s perennially popular blog, Rands in Repose. But they are magically instructive and yield Lopp’s trenchant insights on leadership that cut to the heart of the matterwhether it's dealing with your boss, handling a slacker, hiring top guns, or seeing a knotty project through to completion.Writing code is easy. He pulls no punches and tells stories he probably shouldn't. Managing humans is not. Read hilarious stories with serious lessons that Michael Lopp extracts from his varied and som
"you'll understand your role a little better and probably pick a few nuggets up" according to Aaron Dunlop. I was re-reading edition 2 of this book and got halfway through. Realized there was a third edition and went back and re-read the new one. There isn't a huge difference and there's a ton of value to be mined with either version but the new one has several new chapters - including one that was very much worth it.No matter where you are in your career, read this book. As an employee, you'll understand your boss and other te. "Must-read for young adults." according to Electromikey. I read this book during my last semester as a Computer Information Systems student, as it was a choice on the list of required reading for the capstone class. I'm so glad I chose this one--it's some of the best, most coherent information I've ever read on how to balance the worlds of tech and business properly. It's a witty, insightful look into the way that people actually think and operate. I found myself saying "YES! F. John O'Duinn said Should be required reading for every front-line manager of software engineers. Concrete practical advice, in short easy-to-digest chunks. I think this is as close to perfect as I've seen so far. What else could a harried manager ask for?Background: I found this book by accident, flipping through pages in a book store. A half-hour-later, I realized I was still there, standing there reading page by page with great intent. So I bought it. And sat up late reading it all in a couple of late nights. Great
It will be entertaining for software engineers as well, at least for understanding how these management beings think and why they might do what they are doing. … Finally, it will be a fun read for anyone who has just some vague understanding of this management thing.” (Frank Pospiech, Computing Reviews, February, 2017). “I can very warmly recommend this book to anyone who already works in a software engineering management position--whatever level--or who thinks about a career in this direction