Resilient Management
by Lara Hogan · first published 2019
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…career. Worse: the experience of folks who report to you will be a mess. If you're not sure what entails to be a manager, a good introduction is "Radical Candor", by Kim Scott [1]. Another one is is "Resilient Management", by Lara Hogan [2]. Lara was a senior engineering leader at Kickstarter and Etsy, so her examples are a bit more focused on tech people managers. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Candor-Kick-Ass-Without-Human...…
on “Ask HN: Promoted to Management, but Have Doubts” ↗…it. Here's my recommended reading for new-ish managers. These are the books I wish I had read when I first started managing people: 1) Radical Candor, by Kim Scott - https://www.radicalcandor.com/ 2) Resilient Management, by Lara Hogan - https://resilient-management.com/ 3) Dare to Lead, by Brené Brown (or any of her other books; they all revolve around the importance of vulnerability, of being in the field, being authentic,…
on “Ask HN: Books / Resources on Leadership / Management” ↗…funny when popular blog writers get criticised for turning blog posts into books (usually while leaving the original posts accessible) when I feel this is way more honest than doing exactly what you say. Resilient Management by Lara Hogan and An Elegant Puzzle by Will Larson do the former and are two of the most useful SW Management books I've ever read.
on “The Psychology of Software Teams” ↗There are a number of decent books. "Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager", "The Manager's Path", "Becoming a Technical Leader", "An Elegant Puzzle", "Resilient Management". But your best bet is either finding an experienced manager who's willing to coach you, or working with a management coach. (There's a number of folks blogging as well. Gergely Orosz, Laura Hogan,…
on “Hey, wait – is employee performance Gaussian distributed?” ↗