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

by Michael Lopp

My definition of a great manager is someone with whom you can make a connection no matter where you sit in the organization chart.

but it’s your ability to construct an insightful opinion about a person in seconds that will help make you a phenomenal manager.

A manager’s job is to transform his glaring deficiency into a strength by finding the best person to fill it and trusting him to do the job.