Managing Humans

Michael Lopp draws on his time as a manager at Apple, Netscape, Borland and Symantec to tell funny, pointed stories about leading software engineers in Silicon Valley. Many began as posts on his blog, Rands in Repose. He writes about bright, dysfunctional people racing after the next big thing, and about managers, a strange breed handed power over the futures of others. Practical topics include handling a slacker, hiring, dealing with a boss, why meetings are needed, holding a proper one-on-one and seeing a hard project through. The stories speak to aspiring managers, current managers and anyone curious about what managers do all day.

Readable.io founder Dave Child called it a great read full of practical advice for people making the move from developer to manager.