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The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as managing)
avg rating 4.25 — 10,704 ratings — published 2017
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The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as managing)
avg rating 4.19 — 22,737 ratings — published 2019
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Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as managing)
avg rating 4.04 — 61,240 ratings — published 2017
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High Output Management High Output Management (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as managing)
avg rating 4.29 — 22,231 ratings — published 1983
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Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as managing)
avg rating 3.92 — 4,334 ratings — published 2007
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as managing)
avg rating 4.11 — 144,403 ratings — published 2002
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First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as managing)
avg rating 3.95 — 41,907 ratings — published 1998
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as managing)
avg rating 4.19 — 115,120 ratings — published 2014
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The One Minute Manager The One Minute Manager (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as managing)
avg rating 3.95 — 149,668 ratings — published 1981
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An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as managing)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,031 ratings — published 2019
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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as managing)
avg rating 4.07 — 85,461 ratings — published 2002
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Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as managing)
avg rating 4.04 — 3,223 ratings — published
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Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow (ebook)
by (shelved 4 times as managing)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,781 ratings — published 2019
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The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as managing)
avg rating 3.85 — 39,588 ratings — published 2003
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Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as managing)
avg rating 4.22 — 22,839 ratings — published 2013
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Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as managing)
avg rating 4.09 — 282,404 ratings — published 2009
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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as managing)
avg rating 4.14 — 9,985 ratings — published 1987
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Engineering Management for the Rest of Us Engineering Management for the Rest of Us (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as managing)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,210 ratings — published 2022
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Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as managing)
avg rating 4.05 — 10,408 ratings — published 2014
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Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as managing)
avg rating 4.08 — 68,007 ratings — published 2014
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Debugging Teams: Better Productivity through Collaboration Debugging Teams: Better Productivity through Collaboration (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as managing)
avg rating 4.07 — 799 ratings — published 2015
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The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as managing)
avg rating 4.24 — 37,502 ratings — published 2017
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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as managing)
avg rating 4.07 — 86,357 ratings — published
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Thinking In Systems: A Primer Thinking In Systems: A Primer (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as managing)
avg rating 4.17 — 24,822 ratings — published 2008
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Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as managing)
avg rating 4.13 — 14,188 ratings — published 2015
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How to Win Friends & Influence People How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as managing)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,195,962 ratings — published 1936
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Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management (Pragmatic Programmers) Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management (Pragmatic Programmers)
by (shelved 3 times as managing)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,031 ratings — published 2005
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Rework Rework (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as managing)
avg rating 3.97 — 178,574 ratings — published 2010
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The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as managing)
avg rating 4.00 — 30,997 ratings — published 2016
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Managing Oneself (Harvard Business Review Classics) Managing Oneself (Harvard Business Review Classics)
by (shelved 3 times as managing)
avg rating 3.97 — 14,832 ratings — published 1999
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as managing)
avg rating 4.01 — 868,366 ratings — published 2000
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Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as managing)
avg rating 3.93 — 89,707 ratings — published 1981
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The Lean Startup The Lean Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as managing)
avg rating 4.11 — 374,891 ratings — published 2011
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Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as managing)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,032 ratings — published 1986
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Measure What Matters Measure What Matters (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as managing)
avg rating 3.97 — 39,086 ratings — published 2017
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Dare to Lead Dare to Lead (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as managing)
avg rating 4.17 — 133,021 ratings — published 2018
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The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as managing)
avg rating 4.08 — 11,872 ratings — published
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The Art of Leadership: Small Things, Done Well The Art of Leadership: Small Things, Done Well (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as managing)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,042 ratings — published
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Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as managing)
avg rating 4.18 — 23,861 ratings — published 2016
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Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as managing)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,650 ratings — published 2001
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Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as managing)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,850 ratings — published 2010
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Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as managing)
avg rating 4.05 — 8,314 ratings — published
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as managing)
avg rating 4.12 — 313,344 ratings — published 2001
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Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as managing)
avg rating 3.88 — 2,104 ratings — published 2019
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What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as managing)
avg rating 4.00 — 8,258 ratings — published 2019
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The Effective Manager The Effective Manager (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as managing)
avg rating 4.27 — 2,305 ratings — published 2016
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Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as managing)
avg rating 3.98 — 17,220 ratings — published 2010
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Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as managing)
avg rating 4.00 — 10,738 ratings — published 2002
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The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as managing)
avg rating 4.25 — 51,364 ratings — published 2013
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“Entrepreneurs aren’t looking to go backward. They are looking to go forward, toward their prize of realizing their dreams.”
― Curtis L. Jenkins, Vision to Reality: Stop Working, Start Living

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“Rather than micro-managing to resolve every problem, create the right atmosphere, process, and system that facilitate effective problem solving.”
― Assegid Habtewold, The 9 Cardinal Building Blocks: For continued success in leadership

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