Engineering is a Human Endeavor
A safe space to have feelings about technical leadership
James "Buster" Myers
If you disagree, fight me!
Leadership Books I Recommend
- Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, by Patrick Lencioni
- The Essential Drucker, by Peter F. Drucker
- The Essential Deming, by W. Edwards Deming
- Dare to Lead, by Dr. Brené Brown
- Radical Candor, by Kim Scott
- Extreme Ownership, by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
- Crucial Conversations, by Kerry Patterson , Joseph Grenny , et al.
- Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman
- Turn This Ship Around, by L. David Marquet
- Getting Things Done, by David Allen
- Debrief to Win, by Robert "Cujo" Teschner
Things to watch a real nerd should be able to generate quotes from
- Firefly/Serenity
- Wargames
- Trogdor the Burninator
- Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog
- Anything from MST 3K
- The Big Lebowski
- Dr. Strangelove
- Mystery Men
- The Tick (the animated one)
- Star Trek TOS and TNG
- Galaxy Quest
- Thunderbirds (TV Series)
- The Sandlot
- Office Space
- Caddyshack
- Princess Bride