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What books or other resources do you believe would make your life better, if your present and future managers read them and lived their lessons?
Ask HN: What books do you wish your manager would read?
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#3Peopleware has great insights for both managers and programmers. Recommended read for both.
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#4Everyone Needs a Mentor - David Clutterbuck [1]
Flat Army - Dan Pontefract [2]
[1] http://www.amazon.com/Everyone-Needs-Mentor-David-Clutterbuc...
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#5"The Phoenix Project" http://itrevolution.com/books/phoenix-project-devops-book/
is good for understanding Devops and constant refocus on business objectives.
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#6It would be great if my manager read anything at all. Having been through a few managers; the good ones read, the bad ones don't read. It doesn't matter what they read, the last good one I had pretty much only read WW2 novels.
That being said, I think Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is an important read for anyone in technology. It changed how I approach and appreciate technology.
Re: Ask HN: What books do you wish your manager would read?
#7It would be great if my manager read anything at all. Having been through a few managers; the good ones read, the bad ones don't read. It doesn't matter what they read, the last good one I had pretty much only read WW2 novels. That being said, I think Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is an important read for anyone in technology. It changed how I approach and appreciate technology.
Just curious how you came to this conclusion, were you asking about reading habits? I have no idea what my managers are/were reading, unless they mention it or make a recommendation.
Re: Ask HN: What books do you wish your manager would read?
#8It would be great if my manager read anything at all. Having been through a few managers; the good ones read, the bad ones don't read. It doesn't matter what they read, the last good one I had pretty much only read WW2 novels. That being said, I think Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is an important read for anyone in technology. It changed how I approach and appreciate technology.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is amazing and I happened to read it at just the right time in my life where it shaped a lot of how I think about technology and the different ways to approach it.
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#9https://www.theeffectiveengineer.com/book
Although the testimonies sound great, the landing page gives me mixed feelings about the book. Perhaps too much salesmanship. Could you tell us a bit more?
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#10"The Phoenix Project" http://itrevolution.com/books/phoenix-project-devops-book/ is good for understanding Devops and constant refocus on business objectives.
"The Phoenix Project" and an earlier one, "The Goal" by Goldratt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Goal_(novel)