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by Dr. James Stanier
Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager
 Acknowledgments
 Introduction
The Righteous Path
Management and Leadership
Your Journey
The Outline of This Book
So, What’s Next?
Part I. Getting Oriented
1. A New Adventure
Beginning Your First Week
Creating a Snapshot
Making an Action List
And Relax…
2. Manage Yourself First
Let’s Get Organized!
How to Categorize Your Activities to Feel Productive
How to Measure Your Output as a Manager
OK, I’m Ready!
Part II. Working with Individuals
3. Interfacing with Humans
How to Communicate Well
Delegation
Working with Your Manager
Onward!
4. One-to-Ones
Week In, Week Out
How to Prepare for One-to-Ones
Contracting: Your First One-to-Ones
What to Talk About and How to Do It
How to Take Notes and Assign Actions
Remember: You Are Not a Therapist
OK, What’s Next?
5. The Right Job for the Person
What Motivates People?
The Zone of Proximal Development
The Cathedral and the Bazaar
A Review Before Reviews
6. The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Myth Busting
How to Prepare for Performance Reviews
What to Do on the Day
How to Talk About Money
Where to Next?
7. Join Us!
Picking Who to Hire
Writing Great Job Descriptions
Setting Up an Interview Process
From Hiring To…
8. Game Over
People Leaving Is Normal
When Staff Leave
Fighting the Good Fight
Making Staff Leave
Enough Goodbyes Already!
9. How to Win Friends and Influence People
Going Beyond Your Team
Building Your Network
Giving Back
Time to Take It Up a Level
Part III. The Bigger Picture
10. Humans Are Hard
Scrutiny and Judgment
Wobble
The Whip and the Carrot
Mount Stupid
It Isn’t Just Humans…
11. Projects Are Hard
The Eye of Sauron
Victims of Your Own Success
Scope, Resources, and Time
And Relax…
12. The Information Stock Exchange
Spies and Gatekeepers
How to Share Just Enough Information
Workplace Politics
It’s Time to Decompress
13. Letting Go of Control
Transcending Tasks
Escaping the False Productivity Trap
What You Do Outside of Work Matters
Letting Go…of This Chapter
14. Good Housekeeping
Communication Dictates Software Design
Breaking Silos with Guilds
Encouraging a Culture of Talks
Turning Problems into Learning Opportunities
Tools to Solve Common Problems
Now Let’s Organize Our Careers
15. Dual Ladders
Individual Contributor Track
Management Track
Creating a Progression Framework
Career Progression Troubleshooting
Time to Tackle the Big Issues
16. The Modern Workplace
Diversity and Inclusion
The Shift Toward Remote Working
Work-Life Balance
Notes on Culture
To the Land of Unicorns
17. Startups
Software Is Eating the World
Opportunities for Managers
Why Management at Startups Is Critical
What Does Your Future Hold?
18. The Crystal Ball
Life, the Universe, and Everything in Between
Your Vision
Your Plan
Performing the Exercise with Your Staff
That’s All Folks!
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