The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change

Managing people is difficult wherever you work. But in the tech industry, where management is also a technical discipline, the learning curve can be brutal—especially when there are few tools, texts, and frameworks to help you. In this practical guide, author Camille Fournier (tech lead turned CTO) takes you through each stage in the journey from engineer to technical manager.

From mentoring interns to working with senior staff, you’ll get actionable advice for approaching various obstacles in your path. This book is ideal whether you’re a new manager, a mentor, or a more experienced leader looking for fresh advice. Pick up this book and learn how to become a better manager and leader in your organization.

• Begin by exploring what you expect from a manager
• Understand what it takes to be a good mentor, and a good tech lead
• Learn how to manage individual members while remaining focused on the entire team
• Understand how to manage yourself and avoid common pitfalls that challenge many leaders
• Manage multiple teams and learn how to manage managers
• Learn how to build and bootstrap a unifying culture in teams

• An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management
• The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You
• High Output Management
• Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager
• The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition)
• Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (3rd Edition)
• 97 Things Every Engineering Manager Should Know: Collective Wisdom from the Experts
• Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations
• Managing the Unmanageable: Rules, Tools, and Insights for Managing Software People and Teams
• Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems