First Time Manager Books

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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 3 times as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.05 — 58,619 ratings — published 2017
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How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as first-time-manager)
avg rating 3.77 — 1,019 ratings — published 2019
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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as first-time-manager)
avg rating 3.95 — 126,272 ratings — published 2009
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.09 — 178,383 ratings — published 2006
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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 2 times as first-time-manager)
avg rating 3.85 — 38,283 ratings — published 2003
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Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,225 ratings — published 2014
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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 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 3.92 — 4,314 ratings — published 2007
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,485,020 ratings — published 1985
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Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 3.92 — 5,998 ratings — published 1996
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Empowered: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products (Silicon Valley Product Group) Empowered: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products (Silicon Valley Product Group)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,753 ratings — published
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Resilient Management Resilient Management (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.35 — 839 ratings — published
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An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,918 ratings — published 2019
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The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,832 ratings — published 2019
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Measure What Matters Measure What Matters (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 3.97 — 38,103 ratings — published 2017
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Radical Focus Radical Focus (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 3.96 — 4,596 ratings — published 2016
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97 Things Every Engineering Manager Should Know: Collective Wisdom from the Experts 97 Things Every Engineering Manager Should Know: Collective Wisdom from the Experts (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 3.57 — 188 ratings — published
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The Sexual Harassment Handbook: Everything You Need to Know Before Someone Calls a Lawyer The Sexual Harassment Handbook: Everything You Need to Know Before Someone Calls a Lawyer (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.40 — 5 ratings — published 2007
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The Better Allies Approach to Hiring The Better Allies Approach to Hiring (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.43 — 47 ratings — published
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The Unicorn Project The Unicorn Project (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.06 — 10,238 ratings — published 2019
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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 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,584 ratings — published 2019
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Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.13 — 558 ratings — published
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Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,192 ratings — published
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Dare to Lead Dare to Lead (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.17 — 129,293 ratings — published 2018
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Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,045 ratings — published 2017
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How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.08 — 10,122 ratings — published 2018
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Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.05 — 8,187 ratings — published
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The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate The Three Essential Virtues (J-B Lencioni Series) The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate The Three Essential Virtues (J-B Lencioni Series)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.07 — 16,254 ratings — published 2016
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The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.29 — 5,923 ratings — published 2015
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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.08 — 144,272 ratings — published 2016
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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 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.26 — 50,536 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 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.10 — 273,737 ratings — published 2009
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Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.03 — 55,298 ratings — published 2010
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Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Emotional Intelligence 2.0 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 3.84 — 84,781 ratings — published 2003
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Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.23 — 25,901 ratings — published 2008
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Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.33 — 50,358 ratings — published 1999
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Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.06 — 137,414 ratings — published 1995
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Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable… about Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable… about Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.03 — 14,506 ratings — published 2004
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The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 3.97 — 26,395 ratings — published 2006
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.11 — 140,334 ratings — published 2002
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The 5 Essential People Skills: How to Assert Yourself, Listen to Others, and Resolve Conflicts The 5 Essential People Skills: How to Assert Yourself, Listen to Others, and Resolve Conflicts (Audio CD)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 3.72 — 859 ratings — published 2004
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.16 — 830,302 ratings — published 1989
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How Will You Measure Your Life? How Will You Measure Your Life? (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.05 — 38,367 ratings — published 2012
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A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 3.95 — 3,998 ratings — published 2009
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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.12 — 131,973 ratings — published 2008
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Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 3.93 — 87,806 ratings — published 1981
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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 3.84 — 388,536 ratings — published 1532
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.17 — 599,007 ratings — published 2011
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Braving the Wilderness Braving the Wilderness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.12 — 121,544 ratings — published 2017
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Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.21 — 103,853 ratings — published 2014
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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 1 time as first-time-manager)
avg rating 4.07 — 83,437 ratings — published 2002
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