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Rob Sutter@robsutter.dev

First post of the Engineering Management Book Club is up! (Comments and likes via Bluesky coming as soon as I can figure out why they aren’t working; no earlier than this evening). robsutter.dev/posts/leader...

robsutter.devThe Manager's Path: Chapter 1 - Management 101Daily reviews of software engineering management books

Rob Sutter@robsutter.dev

Today’s post is on mentoring and informal leadership. Also added a video explainer to yesterday’s post. RSS feed and search fix coming soon, I hope! robsutter.dev/posts/leader...

robsutter.devThe Manager's Path: Chapter 2 - MentoringDaily reviews of software engineering management books

Rob Sutter@robsutter.dev

In today's post I pick a bone with the "Tech Lead/Manager" (TLM) role. Don't do this to your engineers. It's a recipe for burnout without much of a chance for success, even in the short term (but especially over the long term). robsutter.dev/posts/leader...

robsutter.devThe Manager's Path: Chapter 3 - Tech LeadKey takeaways from the third chapter of The Manager''s Path, which addresses the tech lead role.