Ask HN: Transitioning from SWE to Manager. Book/Resources Recommendation?
I'm transitioning from a TL/Senior SWE role at my company, and would like to get book recommendations, articles, or any other useful resources to help me prepare for the new role.
Thanks!
Here's my list:
https://www.manager-tools.com/podcasts podcast about management
https://randsinrepose.com/welcome-to-rands-leadership-slack/ great engineering leadership slack. you can ask questions and learn all kinds of stuff
https://ctolunches.com/ groups of engineering leaders meet for lunch, also a great email list
https://bookshop.org/p/books/high-output-management-andrew-s... classing on management
https://itrevolution.com/product/the-phoenix-project/ classic on software throughput, plus a fun read
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_to_Great great business book on what makes a longlasting business
http://seriouspony.com/badass-users-the-book always be thinking of how to make your users great. short
https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/mythical-man-month-the/... lessons from the 1960s and 1970s about software development and are still relevant today
I recommend learning about two key figures, their principles and the way they conducted themselves throughout their life.
1. Admiral Rickover. Start with Rickover's "Doing a job" essay [1], and then move onto more detailed books, such as "The never-ending challenge of engineering" [2].
2. Lee Kuan Yew. Start with some of the more light-weight reads about the man, but to really understand what it takes to build something great from scratch, go through books by him [3]. You'll definitely learn many useful things through his books.
[1] https://govleaders.org/rickover.htm
[2] https://www.amazon.com/Never-Ending-Challenge-Engineering-Ad...
Camille Fournier, The Manager's Path
I recommend this to all new managers; I call it my blue bible