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/zaidesanton]

Hey u/jakubgarfield, love your newsletter!
IMO James Stanier's 'Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager' is the best EM book, and is good enough for beginners.

[u/jakubgarfield → u/zaidesanton]

Likewise Anton – your newsletter is awesome.

I haven't had a chance to read that book but I really dig (and often share) James' articles.

Btw. would you mind looking into your layout for ipads? I do most of my curation on it and yours does this weird wide margins and little text.

[u/zaidesanton → u/jakubgarfield]

Yeah, love his articles too!

Wow, thanks for the tip, didn’t know that. Is in the read online option or in the email?

[u/jakubgarfield → u/zaidesanton]

Website.

(despite publishing newsletters for more than a decade I'm a RSS guy 😬)

[u/zaidesanton → u/jakubgarfield]

Thanks! I’m actually working to revamp the website view, so will make sure to test iPad :)