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I think "Team Geek" [0] is probably worth a mention in this light. It's written in that infuriating cutesy techy-language that seems to infuse a lot of the "hi

by rusk 7y ago

I think "Team Geek" [0] is probably worth a mention in this light. It's written in that infuriating cutesy techy-language that seems to infuse a lot of the "hipper" books of this genre but there really is some good advice in there. FYI these are the guys that did Subversion, which was a pretty successful project for a while, back in the day. This same writing style pervades the SVN docs as well. Yeuch. In the same vein, I also enjoyed "rework" by Jason Fried [1] though that's more about modern work, than purely management. Also kind of "hip" in style, but not so insufferable ;-) [0] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14514115-team-geek https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14514115-team-geek [1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6732019-rework https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6732019-rework

rahimnathwani 7y ago
FYI the most recent edition of the book has a new title 'Debugging Teams: Better Productivity through Collaboration'.
growlist 7y ago
> infuriating cutesy techy-language Happy to see I'm not the only curmudgeon around here. I'd say this trend is at its most loathsome when employed by big corporates - it's as if everyone is so terrified of being mischaracterised as old or uncool (daddio) that noone is willing to point out how facile, affected and obnoxious this type of language is.
- dhimes 7y ago
  OK, boomer...
looping__lui 7y ago
Yes, totally agree. Imho one of the best books out there on the topic. Also: “The Hard Thing About Hard Things” Beyond managing teams, you probably will need to cope with politics as well. “The 48 Laws of Power” are a good start... It is also worth understanding how asymmetry works in the business world: give Taleb’s “Antifragile” I think managing teams has always to be seen in the culture of the respective company. Good managers make sure they position their teams for high-impact (depending on what high impact is), get the resources they need and the credit they deserve. All that has almost 0 to do with how to lead people but will probably determine success like no other factor...

by rusk 7y ago

rahimnathwani 7y ago

FYI the most recent edition of the book has a new title 'Debugging Teams: Better Productivity through Collaboration'.

growlist 7y ago

> infuriating cutesy techy-language Happy to see I'm not the only curmudgeon around here. I'd say this trend is at its most loathsome when employed by big corporates - it's as if everyone is so terrified of being mischaracterised as old or uncool (daddio) that noone is willing to point out how facile, affected and obnoxious this type of language is.

dhimes 7y ago
OK, boomer...

looping__lui 7y ago

Yes, totally agree. Imho one of the best books out there on the topic. Also: “The Hard Thing About Hard Things” Beyond managing teams, you probably will need to cope with politics as well. “The 48 Laws of Power” are a good start... It is also worth understanding how asymmetry works in the business world: give Taleb’s “Antifragile” I think managing teams has always to be seen in the culture of the respective company. Good managers make sure they position their teams for high-impact (depending on what high impact is), get the resources they need and the credit they deserve. All that has almost 0 to do with how to lead people but will probably determine success like no other factor...