Radical Candor
Radical Candor is a management philosophy developed by Kim Scott, a former Google leader. It's a crash course on how to be a great manager, focusing on being empathetic and results-oriented. The core idea is to create a …
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It's Your Ship
It's Your Ship is a leadership book written by D. Michael Abrashoff, a former commander of the USS Benfold, a guided missile destroyer. The book focuses on Abrashoff's experiences and the leadership principles he applied…
How Do You Get Everyone on Board?
I was invited to the WeAreDevelopers World Congress to give a tech talk about my experience with Extreme Programming and the profound benefits of embracing change in your work and life.
Great Leadership
As organizations grow, leaders must shift focus from customers to employees. Key principles for scaling leadership effectively.
Dare to lead
Leadership is not about titles, status and power over people. Leaders are people who hold themselves accountable for recognising the potential in people and ideas, and developing that potential. This is a book for everyo…
The Beauty of Leadership
Leadership is action, not a title. It has nothing to do with management or hierarchy. What it really means and how anyone can lead.
The Great CEO Within
Learn how to efficiently scale your business from startup to corporation by implementing a system of accountability, effective problem-solving, and transparent feedback.
The Path to Seniority in Software
Real seniority goes beyond job titles. It's about impact, mentoring others, owning outcomes, and raising the bar for your entire team.
Update Your Team to Be More Extreme
Our profession is constantly evolving; therefore, it demands a non-stop learning process. Embracing the change is not optional in our software industry. We need to create spaces to get out of our comfort zone.
Turn the Ship Around!
The book is about his leadership theories to how he implemented a fresh leadership model. Including the limitations of a hierarchical top-down model, why/how he failed to empower his team earlier in his career, and how t…
Responsibilities of a Tech Lead
The Trident Career Model by Patrick Kua has three tracks. Each track represents where people spend most of their time or energy.
The Art of Leadership
Leadership practices are small things done repetitively over time. Managers tell you where you are, leaders tell you where you're going.
97 Things Every Engineering Manager should know
As a manager your work is to create clarity, clarity, and more clarity.
The Manager Path
Camille Fournier maps the career path from engineer to CTO, covering 1:1s, mentoring, team management, and the evolving responsibilities at each level of technical leadership.