I'm transitioning from a TL/Senior SWE role at my company, and would like to get book recommendations, articles, or any other useful resources to help me prepare for the new role.<p>Thanks!
Here's my list:<p><a href="https://www.manager-tools.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow">https://www.manager-tools.com/podcasts</a> podcast about management<p><a href="https://randsinrepose.com/welcome-to-rands-leadership-slack/" rel="nofollow">https://randsinrepose.com/welcome-to-rands-leadership-slack/</a> great engineering leadership slack. you can ask questions and learn all kinds of stuff<p><a href="https://ctolunches.com/" rel="nofollow">https://ctolunches.com/</a> groups of engineering leaders meet for lunch, also a great email list<p><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/high-output-management-andrew-s-grove/6730629" rel="nofollow">https://bookshop.org/p/books/high-output-management-andrew-s...</a> classing on management<p><a href="https://itrevolution.com/product/the-phoenix-project/" rel="nofollow">https://itrevolution.com/product/the-phoenix-project/</a> classic on software throughput, plus a fun read<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_to_Great" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_to_Great</a> great business book on what makes a longlasting business<p><a href="http://seriouspony.com/badass-users-the-book" rel="nofollow">http://seriouspony.com/badass-users-the-book</a> always be thinking of how to make your users great. short<p><a href="https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/mythical-man-month-the/0201835959/" rel="nofollow">https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/mythical-man-month-the/...</a> lessons from the 1960s and 1970s about software development and are still relevant today
I recommend learning about two key figures, their principles and the way they conducted themselves throughout their life.<p>1. Admiral Rickover. Start with Rickover's "Doing a job" essay [1], and then move onto more detailed books, such as "The never-ending challenge of engineering" [2].<p>2. Lee Kuan Yew. Start with some of the more light-weight reads <i>about</i> the man, but to really understand what it takes to build something great from scratch, go through books by him [3]. You'll definitely learn many useful things through his books.<p>[1] <a href="https://govleaders.org/rickover.htm" rel="nofollow">https://govleaders.org/rickover.htm</a><p>[2] <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Never-Ending-Challenge-Engineering-Admiral-Rickover/dp/0894485849" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Never-Ending-Challenge-Engineering-Ad...</a><p>[3] <a href="https://www.amazon.in/Books-Lee-Kuan-Yew/" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.in/Books-Lee-Kuan-Yew/</a>