Behind Closed Doors

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• tonyvt2005 · Mar 16, 2008 · Recommends

  …whether its Textmate, Unix, Subversion, whatever. Becoming more efficient is never a bad thing. I'd also add books on management and dealing with people: - The Art of Speedreading People - Tieger - Behind Closed Doors - Rothman, Derby - The Mythical Man Month - Brooks - Most if not all the books on Joel Spolsky's "MBA Curriculum": http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/FogCreekMBACurriculum...

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• bluesnowmonkey · Sep 22, 2010 · Recommends

  The article is a bit overly prescriptive. "These are the three kinds of conversations you will encounter, and here is how you should respond." Human interaction is not that easily codified. The book Behind Closed Doors superbly describes approaches to conducting weekly one-on-one meetings, in addition to IT management in general. Oh, and "1:1" is a ratio.

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• itamarst · Nov 9, 2016 · Recommends

  …"the Senior", so maybe this also means being in charge of other people? If it's just individual contributor, comment from emeraldd is good advice. If you'll also be a team lead, https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Closed-Doors-Management-Progra... is good book to read on management. Also: spend the first 30 days just listening as much possible, not making suggestions. If there are things that need improving go and try to improve…

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• merrua · Sep 7, 2018 · Recommends

  …Faster. Official Criticism Manual: Perfecting the Art of Giving and Receiving Criticism. Hacking Wireless Access Points: Cracking, Tracking, and Signal Jacking. Usability Testing Essentials: Ready, Set...Test! Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management. The Accidental Project Manager. Building Successful Communities of Practice. Card Sorting: Designing Usable Categories. More Fearless Change: Strategies for Making Your…

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• marcuscreo · Oct 15, 2015 · Recommends

  Great question! I just wrote an article on this very topic here... https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/real-work-management-marcus-b... If you're looking for books, I recommend Johanna Rothman's "Behind Closed Doors" as a great book about leading software teams. Good luck!

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• awwx · May 22, 2023 · Recommends

  Behind Closed Doors by Johanna Rothman and Esther Derby.

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• yoloswagins · Jun 14, 2017 · Mentions

  …to management, even when you think they do. As a manager, one of the most important things you can do is schedule regular 1 on 1's with the people who report to you. Both "The Manager's Path"[1] and "Behind Closed Doors"[2] stresses this. In about 4 months, it'll be helpful to review PG's essay, Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule[3] Right now, you'll be coding most of your time, but you'll soon have more and more…

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• rdoherty · Jul 9, 2008 · Mentions

  …Matters That Will Prove of Interest to Software Developers, Designers, and Managers, and to Those Who, Whether by Good Fortune or Ill Luck, Work with Them in Some Capacity * The Best Software Writing I * Behind Closed Doors * Managing Humans * The Mythical Man-Month * Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams * The Non-Designers Design Book * Founders at Work * Good to Great * Dreaming in Code * The Art of the Start…

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