Overview

In this fourth edition of the bestselling business book Managing Humans, author Michael Lopp continues to draw leadership advice from some of the most important software companies of our modern age. Educational stories from companies such as Apple, Slack, and Pinterest detail the experiences of bright software engineers in an ever-changing industry. This revised edition of Managing Humans expands on the previous editions’ explorations of management essentials including handling stress, building diverse teams, running inclusive meetings, and how to lead in times of crisis. The education of a great leader never stops, and Lopp applies crucial insights to help continue your never-ending leadership education. Whether it is approaching a myriad of engineering personalities or handling unexpected conflict, you will come away with the wisdom to handle any team situation. The engineering culture of a company can determine the difference between a product’s ultimate success or failure. Managing Humans is here to guide managers and aspiring managers into the intimidating world of people and their vastly different personalities. Handle conflict, infuse innovation into your approach, and be the most confident manager you can be after reading this book. “It is so satisfying to read the work of an author who articulates something we know, but can’t put our finger on, and then answers the excitement of fresh revelation with useful solutions or a frame to think about what we’ve just learned—all done in a breezy, knowing prose, that invites you to constantly write margin notes to capture the new thinking it invites.” John Dickerson, author, CBS News correspondent

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Author:   Michael Lopp
Publisher:   APress
Imprint:   APress
Edition:   4th ed.
Weight:   0.581kg
ISBN:  

9781484271155

ISBN 10:   1484271157
Pages:   364
Publication Date:   12 December 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Part I 1: Don't Be A Prick 2: Managers Are Evil 3: Stables and Volatiles 4: The Rands Test 5: How to Run a Meeting 6: The Twinge 7: The Update, the Vent, and the Disaster 8: Lost in Translation 9: Agenda Detection 10: Management via Worry and Crisis 11: Dissecting the Mandate 12: Information Starvation 13: Subtlety, Subterfuge, and Silence 14: Your Mid-Year Leadership Check-in 15: Managementese 16: You're Not Listening 17: The Hotel Giraffe 18: Fred Hates the Off-Site 19: A Different Kind of DNA 20: An Engineering Mindset 21: Tear It Down 22: Titles Are Toxic 23: Saying No Part II 24: 1.0 25: The Process Myth 26: How to Start 27: Taking Time to Think 28: Meetings are Not For You 29: The Value of the Soak 30: Capturing Context 31: Trickle Theory 32: When the Sky Falls 33: Hacking is Important 34: WFH 35: Entropy Crushers 36: Your Culture is Rotting 37: The Metronome Part III 38: Bored People Quit 39: Bellwethers 40: The Ninety-Day Interview 41: Managing Nerds 42: Incrementalists and Completionists 43: NADD 44: A Nerd in a Cave 45: Meeting Creatures 46: Organics and Mechanics 47: Inwards, Outwards, and Holistics 48: The Wolf 49: Free Electrons 50: The Old Guard 51: Rules for the Reorg 52: An Unexpected Connection 53: You are Going on a Quest 54: A Glimpse and a Hook 55: Nailing the Phone Screen 56: Your Resignation Checklist 57: Shields Down 58: Chaotic, Beautiful Snowflakes 59: Epilogue: Fear is a Liar Glossary

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"Michael Lopp is a veteran engineering manager who has never managed to escape the Silicon Valley. In over 20 years of software development, Michael has worked at a variety of innovative companies, including Apple, Pinterest, Palantir, Netscape, Symantec, Borland International, Slack, and a startup that slowly faded into nothingness. In addition to his day job, Michael writes a popular technology and management weblog under the nom de plume ""Rands,"" where he discusses his management ideas, worries about staying relevant, and wishes he had time to see more of the world. His weblog is Rands in Repose. Michael lives in northern California, never far from the ocean."

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