I asked over 125 leaders to recommend one book and why. The following are the most highly recommended books on engineering management and leadership. If you want to grow as an engineering manager, you should read these books. Check out the links to the interviews where each leader explains why he or she suggested the book.
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The Manager’s Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change by Camille Fournier
- Being a Great Coach with Anjuan Simmons Engineering Coach at Help Scout
- Interview with Katie Womersley, Director of Engineering at Buffer
- Gergely Németh, Engineering Manager at Uber
- Interview with Sue Nallapeta, Sr. Director, Engineering/Acting Head of Engineering at Zoosk
- Interview with Jeba Singh Emmanuel, Engineering Manager at Linkedin
- Interview with Karen Cohen, Engineering Manager, and Product Architect at Wix.com
- Interview with Patrick Joyce, Director of Engineering at Stitch Fix
- Interview with Daniel Dvorkin, Director of Engineering at Modern Tribe
- https://www.managersclub.com/tom-bartel/
- Interview with Bella Kazwell, Web Engineering Lead at Asana
- https://www.managersclub.com/bryan-gebhardt/
- Interview with Rama Kulasekaran, Sr. Director of Engineering at Optum (UnitedHealth Group)
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni
- Interview with Yagiz Erkan, VP of Technology at Motive Retail
- Interview with Natasha Vinnik, Senior Engineering Manager at Google
- Interview with Margaret Schmitt, Senior Director of SBU Solutions Enablement at ANSYS
- Interview with Matt Newkirk, Engineering Manager at Etsy
- https://www.managersclub.com/bryan-gebhardt/
- Interview with Ashok Ramaraj, Senior Engineering Manager at Sam’s Club (Walmart)
- Interview with Elaine Montilla, Assistant Vice President and CIO for Information Technology at The Graduate Center, CUNY
Radical Candor: Fully Revised & Updated Edition: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott
- Interview with Kate Wardin, Senior Engineering Manager at Target
- Interview with Lavanya Ramani, Software Development Manager at Amazon
- Interview with Allison McMillan, Engineering Manager, GitHub
- Interview with Rich Archbold, Senior Director of Engineering at Intercom
- https://www.managersclub.com/interview-with-oliver-plattner-vp-of-engineering-at-codecademy/
- https://www.managersclub.com/anthony-mazzarella/
- https://www.managersclub.com/interview-rama-kulasekaran-sr-director-of-engineering/
- Interview with Lei Yang, VP of Engineering at Quora
High Output Management by Andy Grove
- Interview with Chuck Groom, Director of Engineering at VTS
- Interview with Dr. James Stanier, VP of Engineering at Brandwatch
- Interview with Allen Cheung, Senior Director of Engineering at Affirm
- Interview with Tom Bartel Germany-based software developer, engineering manager, speaker, and author
- Interview with Raylene Yung, Head of Payments at Stripe
- Interview with Akshaya Srivatsa, Director of Engineering at Bolt
- Interview with Pei-Chin Wang, Senior Director of Product at Redfin
Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers by L. David Marquet
- Engineering Leadership with Chintan Shah, VP Engineering at Collective & ex-Uber
- Interview with Mike Hansen, Head of Product Development and Engineering for Sonatype
- Interview with Jean Hsu, VP of Engineering at Range
This book is also featured in Leadership Lessons from the United States Navy Applicable to Engineering Leadership
🧑💼 See also, 10 Career Related Books for Software Engineering Individual Contributors
📚 Also created a ManagersClub Amazon.com book club here. https://www.amazon.com/abc/detail/amzn1.club.bookclub.b6c085e1-c082-327a-f29a-5626beb436db?ref_=abc_aa_bdp_r_ds_imw_ibc Go ahead and join and recommend books.
