
The first-time manager
a practical guide to the management of people
by Loren B. Belker · first published 1978
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I highly recommend "The First-Time Manager" by Belker et al if you're interested in this.
on “Soft Skills in Engineering Leadership” ↗My recommendation: 1. Learn Scrum/kanban (not a book) 2. Developer Hegemony: The Future of Labor 3. The First-Time Manager by Loren B. Belker 4. Conscious Business: How to Build Value through Values 5. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
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