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Ask HN: Essential Reading for Managers of Managers
There has been some great posts, discussions and recommendations over the years about being a Manager and all that entails.
For those who have continued on that path and become director/head of.../whatever title your org uses for that role which has you managing the managers, any essential wisdom or reading you would like to share?
- notatechie 6y agoRadical Candor by Kim Scott was the first book I was asked to read when I was promoted as manager. After that I went on to read High Output Management. Currently I am reading Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson.
- fallingupward 6y agoThank you.
- seige 6y agoManaging Humans by rands https://managinghumans.com/ https://managinghumans.com/ There is not a better book on managing software engineers than this imo.