'If you are a good leader, Who talks little, They will say, When your work is done, And your aim fulfilled, “We did it ourselves.”' - Lao Tse, quoted in '

'If you are a good leader, Who talks little, They will say, When your work is done, And your aim fulfilled, “We did it ourselves.”' - Lao Tse, quoted in 'Becoming a Technical Leader' I heartily second 'Becoming a Technical Leader.' The exercises there are designed to get you to think about and grow in the situation that you are currently in, so the book will be a perennial. I'd add that Weinberg also produced a four-volume series, 'Quality Software Management', where he sums up all he learned about project management in his programming, management and consulting careers. He later republished the material in a series of smaller eBooks [0] at LeanPub. I know of no better written resources for people who want to learn to manage software development in a way that accomplishes the technical tasks while respecting the people who do the work. [0] https://leanpub.com/b/qualitysoftware https://leanpub.com/b/qualitysoftware