Managing Humans
by Michael Lopp
Rands's essays on engineering management: the one-on-one, the staff meeting, managing nerds, the 'free electron', incrementalists and completionists. Funny and wise about people in technical teams.
Read it if…
you manage engineers and want the human side in essays.
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Skip it if…
you want structure; see Larson or Fournier.
Try instead: Scaling People →
Three things you will actually use
- One-on-ones are for them.
- Know your incrementalists and completionists.
- Protect the free electron.
Do this first
Read 'The Update, the Vent, and the Disaster'.
Our verdict
Managing nerds.
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