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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 30 times as manager)
avg rating 4.20 — 21,958 ratings — published 2019
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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 26 times as manager)
avg rating 4.25 — 10,466 ratings — published 2017
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as manager)
avg rating 4.11 — 140,061 ratings — published 2002
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The One Minute Manager The One Minute Manager (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as manager)
avg rating 3.95 — 148,142 ratings — published 1981
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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 15 times as manager)
avg rating 3.94 — 41,679 ratings — published 1998
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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 14 times as manager)
avg rating 3.85 — 38,201 ratings — published 2003
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High Output Management High Output Management (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as manager)
avg rating 4.30 — 21,586 ratings — published 1983
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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 13 times as manager)
avg rating 4.05 — 58,408 ratings — published 2017
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How to Win Friends & Influence People How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as manager)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,164,126 ratings — published 1936
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An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as manager)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,910 ratings — published 2019
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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 11 times as manager)
avg rating 4.26 — 50,456 ratings — published 2013
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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 11 times as manager)
avg rating 3.92 — 4,312 ratings — published 2007
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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 9 times as manager)
avg rating 4.23 — 21,884 ratings — published 2013
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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as manager)
avg rating 4.14 — 9,940 ratings — published 1987
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Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as manager)
avg rating 4.05 — 8,180 ratings — published
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The Effective Manager The Effective Manager (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as manager)
avg rating 4.27 — 2,252 ratings — published 2016
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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 7 times as manager)
avg rating 4.07 — 83,318 ratings — published 2002
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Engineering Management for the Rest of Us Engineering Management for the Rest of Us (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as manager)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,164 ratings — published 2022
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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 6 times as manager)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,571 ratings — published 2019
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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 6 times as manager)
avg rating 4.24 — 36,121 ratings — published 2017
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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 6 times as manager)
avg rating 4.10 — 273,163 ratings — published 2009
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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 manager)
avg rating 4.20 — 111,169 ratings — published 2014
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Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as manager)
avg rating 4.07 — 19,927 ratings — published 1999
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The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as manager)
avg rating 4.01 — 15,165 ratings — published 1975
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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 6 times as manager)
avg rating 4.12 — 299,091 ratings — published 2001
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The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Harperbusiness Essentials) The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Harperbusiness Essentials)
by (shelved 6 times as manager)
avg rating 4.08 — 37,937 ratings — published 1966
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The First-time Manager The First-time Manager (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as manager)
avg rating 3.82 — 2,932 ratings — published 1978
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Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as manager)
avg rating 4.34 — 600 ratings — published 2020
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Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as manager)
avg rating 4.25 — 102,611 ratings — published 2015
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Measure What Matters Measure What Matters (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as manager)
avg rating 3.97 — 38,050 ratings — published 2017
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Thinking In Systems: A Primer Thinking In Systems: A Primer (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as manager)
avg rating 4.18 — 23,096 ratings — published 2008
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Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as manager)
avg rating 4.08 — 7,192 ratings — published 2018
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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 5 times as manager)
avg rating 4.00 — 29,721 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 5 times as manager)
avg rating 3.99 — 16,524 ratings — published 2010
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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 5 times as manager)
avg rating 4.16 — 829,344 ratings — published 1989
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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 manager)
avg rating 4.04 — 3,108 ratings — published
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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 4 times as manager)
avg rating 4.08 — 65,576 ratings — published 2014
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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 4 times as manager)
avg rating 4.05 — 10,043 ratings — published 2014
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HBR's 10 Must Reads for New Managers HBR's 10 Must Reads for New Managers (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as manager)
avg rating 4.03 — 846 ratings — published
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Resilient Management Resilient Management (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as manager)
avg rating 4.35 — 838 ratings — published
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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 4 times as manager)
avg rating 4.29 — 5,918 ratings — published 2015
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Who: The A Method for Hiring Who: The A Method for Hiring (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as manager)
avg rating 3.96 — 7,664 ratings — published 2008
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as manager)
avg rating 4.17 — 597,812 ratings — published 2011
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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as manager)
avg rating 3.95 — 126,179 ratings — published 2009
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Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as manager)
avg rating 3.91 — 11,580 ratings — published 2002
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The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as manager)
avg rating 3.94 — 36,080 ratings — published 1990
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Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Field Guide for Leaders, Managers, and Facilitators (J-B Lencioni Series) Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Field Guide for Leaders, Managers, and Facilitators (J-B Lencioni Series)
by (shelved 3 times as manager)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,482 ratings — published 2002
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No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as manager)
avg rating 4.27 — 33,568 ratings — published 2020
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Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as manager)
avg rating 4.13 — 150,038 ratings — published 2021
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