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Turn the ship around! [article]
Anna Shipman gives an insightful summary of "Turn the ship around", an inspiring book about creating a "leader-leader" approach to running a nuclear submarine -
Software engineering practices to improve management [video]
Nicky Thompson gives a great reminder that you can leverage many of the skills you learned as an engineer to make you a better manager -
How to Be a Career-Changing Mentor — 25 Tips From The Best Mentors We Know [article]
All sorts of good ideas to consider how to approach different aspects of mentoring -
High output management [article]
Anna Shipman gives a concise summary of the most useful book I have read on management, Andy Grove's "High output management" -
Failure is yours, success belongs to the team [video]
Tess Cooper's talk is brilliant and advises you to accept that you are part of any failure that happens and be specific about the issues that you face. This helps you to work through them as a team and sets an example for others to follow. -
The most surprising principle of good leadership? Don’t be busy. [article]
One of the easiest mistakes to make as a leader is to be too busy and this is a helpful reminder -
Who I want to work for [article]
Keavy McMinn's reflections on the sort of leader they want to work for is a useful reminder that this is a good way to start thinking about sort of leader you want to be -
This is what impactful engineering leadership looks like [article]
Jessica McKellar shares her experiences and gives an excellent outline of what we can aspire to be as leaders
Recommended links about engineering leadership
Recommended books, articles, talks and podcasts about engineering leadership.