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!
The Trusted Advisor
Recommended by Marcus
Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling
Recommended by Marcus
Crucial Conversations
Recommended by Marcus
The Truth About Leadership
Recommended by Amy
Lead from the Heart
Recommended by Jason
It’s Okay to be the Boss
Recommended by Eliza
The 27 Challenges Managers Face
Recommended by Marcus
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Recommended by Marcus
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.
Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great
Recommended by Johanna
Leading Snowflakes
Recommended by Marcus
Behind Closed Doors
Are Your Lights On?
Recommended by Scott
Becoming a Technical Leader
Recommended by Bill
Managing Humans
Recommended by Tobie
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.
Soft Skills
Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in your Work and Life
Recommended by Stef
Eat that Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
Recommended by Stef
The War of Art
Recommended by Marcus
The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment
Recommended by Marcus
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
Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations
Recommended by Stef
Fearless Salary Negotiation
Recommended by John
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
Recommended by Stef
Magazines
Harvard Business Review Magazine – Recommended by Julias
Email Newsletters
Blogs
John Sonmez on becoming a Lead Developer
Podcasts
Manager Tools Podcast – Recommended by Jason