Free Guides and Cheat Sheets
- The Delegation Manual for Technical Leads
- The Developer Delegation Checklist
- The One-on-One Meeting Framework for Software Managers / Leads
Free Email Stuff
Free Videos About Leading Developers
Free Webinars
- Webinar Replay: Getting Actionable Feedback from Developers
- Webinar Replay: Managing Contractors from Day 1
- Webinar Replay: Learn to hire Dependable Contractors
- Webinar Replay: Time Management for Tech Leaders
- Webinar Replay: Getting Actionable Feedback from Developers
- Webinar Replay: Managing Contractors from Day 1
- Webinar Replay: Learn to hire Dependable Contractors
- Webinar Replay: Time Management for Tech Leaders
Leadership Books
These books might be written for all kinds of leaders, but we have a lot to learn from them. All of them are worth your time, I promise. In fact, much of my writing and training is inspired directly from these books!
Agile & Technology Books
More and more people are writing about leading programmers, or creating great software teams, and that makes me happy! I have a lot more books to go in this section, but this is a good start.
Self Reflection / Improvement Books
In order to manage others, we must manage ourself first. Our time. Our attitude. Our reactions. Our focus. These books have helped me do that for many years.
Selling & Negotiating Books
If you don't think Selling and Negotiating are part of your job, think again. You have to sell your boss on ideas, sell clients on technical directions, and sell you team on following you every day. Reading these books BEFORE you need them will save you a mountain of heart ache, I promise.
The Power of a Positive No: Save The Deal Save The Relationship and Still Say No
Recommended by Stef
Blogs
John Sonmez on becoming a Lead Developer
Podcasts
Manager Tools Podcast - Recommended by Jason