11 Best leadership books like Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager by Michael Lopp

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Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

By: Michael Lopp

4.11

Format: 188 pages, Paperback

Managing Humansis a selection of the best essays from Michael Lopp's web site, Rands in Repose. Dra…

If you liked the leadership plot in Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager by Michael Lopp , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever

By: Michael Bungay Stanier

4.02

Format: 117 pages, Kindle Edition

In Michael Bungay Stanier's The Coaching Habit, coaching becomes a regular, informal part of your d… read more

Similar categories in Michael Bungay Stanier's The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever book and Michael Lopp's Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

  • business
  • nonfiction
  • management
  • leadership
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2. High Output Management

By: Andrew S. Grove

4.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

The essential skill of creating and maintaining new businesses--the art of the entrepreneur--can be… read more

Similar categories in Andrew S. Grove's High Output Management book and Michael Lopp's Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

  • business
  • nonfiction
  • management
  • leadership
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3. Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

By: Michael Lopp

4.11

Format: 188 pages, Paperback

Managing Humansis a selection of the best essays from Michael Lopp's web site, Rands in Repose. Dra… read more

Similar categories in Michael Lopp's Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager book and Michael Lopp's Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

  • business
  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • programming
  • software
  • management
  • leadership

4. The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master

By: Dave Thomas , Andy Hunt

3.28

Format: 404 pages, Paperback

-- Ward Cunningham Straight from the programming trenches, The Pragmatic Programmer cuts through th… read more

Similar categories in Dave Thomas's The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master book and Michael Lopp's Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

5. Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams

By: Tom DeMarco , Timothy R. Lister

3.70

Format: None pages, Paperback

Two of the computer industry's most popular authors and lecturers return with a new edition of the … read more

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6. Designing Data-Intensive Applications

By: None

4.62

Format: None pages, ebook

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7. The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering

By: Frederick P. Brooks Jr.

3.36

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Few books on software project management have been as influential and timeless as The Mythical Man-… read more

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8. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable

By: Patrick Lencioni

4.33

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

In The Five Dysfunctions of a TeamPatrick Lencioni once again offers a leadership fable that is as … read more

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9. The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change

By: Camille Fournier

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Managing people is difficult wherever you work, but the tech industry as a whole is pretty bad at i… read more

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10. Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations

By: Nicole Forsgren

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Does technology actually matter? And how can we apply technology to drive business value? For years… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Forsgren's Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations book and Michael Lopp's Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

  • business
  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • programming
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
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11. Clean Agile: Back to Basics

By: Robert C. Martin

4.26

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Twenty years after the Agile Manifesto was first presented, the legendary Robert C. Martin ("Uncle … read more

Similar categories in Robert C. Martin's Clean Agile: Back to Basics book and Michael Lopp's Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

  • management
  • nonfiction
  • programming
  • software
  • business
  • technology
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12. Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow

By: Matthew Skelton

4.21

Format: 240 pages, ebook

Effective software teams are essential for any organization to deliver value continuously and susta… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Skelton's Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow book and Michael Lopp's Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

  • business
  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • programming
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
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13. The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change

By: Tanya Reilly

4.40

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

For years, companies have rewarded their most effective engineers with management positions. But tr… read more

Similar categories in Tanya Reilly's The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change book and Michael Lopp's Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

  • business
  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • programming
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
"What will Future You wish that Present You had done?"

-Tanya Reilly, The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change

"Yes, you can be an introvert. No, you can't be a jerk."

-Tanya Reilly, The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change

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14. Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach

By: Mark Richards

4.26

Format: 419 pages, Paperback

Although salary surveys worldwide regularly identify software architect as one of the top ten best … read more

Similar categories in Mark Richards's Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach book and Michael Lopp's Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

  • software
  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • programming
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15. An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management

By: Will Larson

4.10

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

There’s a saying that people don’t leave companies, they leave managers. Management is a key part o… read more

Similar categories in Will Larson's An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management book and Michael Lopp's Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

  • business
  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • programming
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
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16. The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You

By: Julie Zhuo

4.21

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller! Congratulations, you're a manager! After you pop the ch… read more

Similar categories in Julie Zhuo's The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You book and Michael Lopp's Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

  • management
  • leadership
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • technology
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17. Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building

By: Claire Hughes Johnson

4.29

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

From a Stripe and Google executive, a practical guide to company building and scaling the most impo… read more

Similar categories in Claire Hughes Johnson's Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building book and Michael Lopp's Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

  • management
  • leadership
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • technology
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18. Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time

By: Titus Winters

4.20

Format: 599 pages, Paperback

The approach to and understanding of software engineering at Google is unlike any other company. Wi… read more

Similar categories in Titus Winters's Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time book and Michael Lopp's Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

  • nonfiction
  • programming
  • software
  • management
  • technology
"Sometimes, the best thing you can do is just say, “I don’t know."

-Titus Winters, Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time

"Google and Stack Overflow are great sources of opinions and information, but they’re no substitute for actual human experience."

-Titus Winters, Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time

"Programming is the immediate act of producing code. Software engineering is the set of policies, practices, and tools that are necessary to make that code useful for as long as it needs to be used an…"

-Titus Winters, Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time

"Making good engineering decisions is all about weighing all of the available inputs and making informed decisions about the trade-offs. Sometimes, those decisions are based on instinct or accepted be…"

-Titus Winters, Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time

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19. Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track

By: Will Larson

4.07

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

At most technology companies, you’ll reach Senior Software Engineer, the career level for software … read more

Similar categories in Will Larson's Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track book and Michael Lopp's Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

  • business
  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • programming
  • software
  • management
  • leadership
Cover of Software Architecture: The Hard Parts: Modern Trade-Off Analyses for Distributed Architectures by Neal Ford

20. Software Architecture: The Hard Parts: Modern Trade-Off Analyses for Distributed Architectures

By: Neal Ford

4.28

Format: 459 pages, Paperback

There are no easy decisions in software architecture. Instead, there are many hard parts--difficult… read more

Similar categories in Neal Ford's Software Architecture: The Hard Parts: Modern Trade-Off Analyses for Distributed Architectures book and Michael Lopp's Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

  • software
  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • programming
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21. Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

By: Sarah Drasner

4.20

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

A lot of Engineering Managers and leaders studied for years and years to become the best Engineer t… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Drasner's Engineering Management for the Rest of Us book and Michael Lopp's Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

  • business
  • technology
  • nonfiction
  • programming
  • software
  • management
  • leadership

15 best-selling nonfiction books like Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager by Michael Lopp

Transform Your Habits

The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever

Michael Bungay Stanier

4.02

Transform Your Habits

High Output Management

Andrew S. Grove

4.35

Transform Your Habits

Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

Michael Lopp

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations

Nicole Forsgren

4.06

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17 best-selling nonfiction books like Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow by Matthew Skelton

Transform Your Habits

Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software

Eric Evans

4.15

The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations

Gene Kim , Jez Humble , Patrick Debois , John Willis

3.76

Transform Your Habits

Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

Michael Lopp

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations

Nicole Forsgren

4.06

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