(New-ish manager here.) _Peopleware_ by Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister is the best management resource I've encountered. https://www.amazon.com/Peopleware-Pro

(New-ish manager here.) _Peopleware_ by Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister is the best management resource I've encountered. https://www.amazon.com/Peopleware-Productive-Projects-Tom-DeMarco/dp/0932633439 https://www.amazon.com/Peopleware-Productive-Projects-Tom-De... It also helped to keep careful track of things I really valued (and hated) about people I've worked for. Just one example: Depending on team size and culture it can concerning if your manager schedules a 1:1 meeting with you out of the blue and outside of your normal cadence. I had a manager that did this, on a Friday, with the meeting scheduled for Monday. Worrying about it would have bugged me over the weekend. Not a ton, but some. He followed the invite up with a Slack (team chat app) message explaining what the meeting was and what he wanted to talk about, turns out it was nothing to worry about. Him taking the time to clarify made a difference in my morale and it stuck with me. Super small thing, but it matters.