Managing humans : biting and humorous tales of a software engineering manager
(eBook)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Published
[New York] : Apress : Distributed to the Book trade worldwide by Springer-Verlag New York, ©2012.
Edition
2nd ed.
ISBN
9781430243151, 1430243155
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Status

Description

Loading Description...

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

More Like This

Loading more titles like this title...

More Details

Format
eBook
Language
English
UPC
9781430243144, 10.1007/978-1-4302-4315-1

Notes

General Note
Includes index.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
The humor and insights in the 2nd Edition of Managing Humans are drawn from Michael Lopp's management experiences at Apple, Netscape, Symantec, and Borland, among others. This book is full of stories based on companies in the Silicon Valley where people have been known to yell at each other and occasionally throw chairs. It is a place full of dysfunctional bright people who are in an incredible hurry to find the next big thing so they can strike it rich and then do it all over again. Among these people are managers, a strange breed of people who, through a mystical organizational ritual, have been given power over the future and bank accounts of many others. Whether you're an aspiring manager, a current manager, or just wondering what the heck a manager does all day, there is a story in this book that will speak to you-and help you survive and prosper amongst the general craziness. Lopp's straight-from-the-hip style is unlike any other writer on management. He pulls no punches and tells stories he probably shouldn't. But they are massively instructive and cut to the heart of the matter whether it's dealing with your boss, handling a slacker, hiring top guns, or seeing a knotty project through to completion. This second editions expands on the management essentials. It will explain why we hate meetings, but must have them, it carefully documents the right way to have a 1-on-1, and it documents the perils of not listening to your team. Writing code is easy. Managing humans is not. You need a book to help you do it, and this is it. What you'll learn How to lead geeks How to handle conflict How to hire well How to motivate employees How to manage your boss How to say no How to handle stressed people freaking out How to improve your social IQ How to run a meeting well And much more Who this book is for This book is designed for managers and would-be managers staring at the role of a manager wondering why they would ever leave the safe world of bits and bytes for the messy world of managing humans. The book covers handling conflict, managing wildly differing personality types, infusing innovation into insane product schedules, and figuring out how to build a lasting and useful engineering culture.
Language
English.
Local note
O'Reilly,O'Reilly Online Learning Platform: Academic Edition (EZproxy Access)

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Lopp, M. (2012). Managing humans: biting and humorous tales of a software engineering manager (2nd ed.). Apress : Distributed to the Book trade worldwide by Springer-Verlag New York.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Lopp, Michael. 2012. Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager. Apress : Distributed to the Book trade worldwide by Springer-Verlag New York.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Lopp, Michael. Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager Apress : Distributed to the Book trade worldwide by Springer-Verlag New York, 2012.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Lopp, Michael. Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager 2nd ed., Apress : Distributed to the Book trade worldwide by Springer-Verlag New York, 2012.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.