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Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

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3.95 (3640ratings)

Author:Michael Lopp

Published:June 1st 2007 by Apress (first published January 1st 2007)

Book genres

Management, Business, Leadership, Nonfiction, Technology, Programming, Software, Engineering, Computer Science, Self Help

Topics

Software Engineer, Developer, Silicon Valley, Managing People, Leadership, Management

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Managing Humans is a selection of the best essays from Michael Lopp`s web site, Rands in Repose. Drawing on Lopp`s management experiences at Apple, Netscape, Symantec, and Borland, this book is full of stories based on companies in the Silicon Valley where people have been known to yell at each other. 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 your future and your bank account.

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.