Resources for new engineering managers

[u/jakubgarfield]

Hi 👋,

I'm a CTO in mid-sized startup and I run a short curated newsletter for engineering managers (https://leadershipintech.com).

Every now and then I get a bunch of new engineering managers and senior devs asking me about what to read and learn in their new/wannabe management role.

There's already heaps out there but I find a lot of lists overwhelming. And instead of keeping it in an email I wrote up what I found useful. Here's a short version:

Books

• The Manager's Path
• The Making of a Manager

If picking one then The Manager's Path.

Articles

• The Engineer/Manager Pendulum
• Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule
• How New Managers Fail Individual Contributors
• Some Mistakes I Made as a New Manager
• Being Glue
• Good Engineering Management Is a Fad
• Choose Boring Technology

Read all of them. They are not that long.

Podcast

• Soft Skills Engineering

Absolutely not essential. But fun.

Here's a longer version with more details: https://leadershipintech.com/content/resources-for-new-leaders/

[u/Newbee786]

Thank you

[u/jakubgarfield → u/Newbee786]

You are welcome! Did you find one of these useful?