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Calm’s Will Larson on how to build a technical leadership career

Intercom, Inc.

As it turns out, he’s also quite the writer – since the last time we spoke , he has published not one but two books on engineering. After writing An Elegant Puzzle about the challenges of engineering management in high-growth organizations, his focus shifted to a career path that’s much less understood – the technical leadership track.

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Technical Women Are Software Managers

Johanna Rothman

One of my reviewers for the Modern Management Made Easy books asked a fascinating question: I've never seen this many women in management or in senior leadership positions. Up until the mid-1980s, women comprised about 1/3 of the technical people I worked with. The idea of a code review or a design review?

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Conversations, Conflict and Leadership – Roman Pichler on The Product Experience

Mind the Product

A longtime consultant, author and teacher, we grabbed him for a chat focusing on some of the lessons contained in his fourth book, How to Lead in Product Management. Roman’s new book is How to Lead in Product Management. Patrick Lencioni’s book, The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team. Quote of the Episode.

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13 Best Product Management Books to Read in 2021 – Product Manager Must-Reads

Userpilot

What are the best product management books to add to your 2021 reading list? So read on for a quick summary of each book, who the author is, and key points, so you can pick a book for your next beach day. Product-Led Growth by Wes Bush is the ultimate book on how to implement product-led growth and build winning products.

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Essential Technical Program Manager Skills

The Product HQ

Are you looking for crucial technical program management skills to become a successful technical program manager? Technical program manager (TPM) roles range from mid to senior-level positions that support organizations with their product goals. Well, you’re in the right place.

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The 9 Best Product Management Books to Sharpen Your PM Skills

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

That's why we scoured our bookshelves to make a list of the best product management books we could find. Technology is always changing, as are customer habits. Fortunately, there is a cornucopia of stellar books perfect for product managers who want to learn everything from user-centric design principles to advancing their career.

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Leadership Tip #1: Always Tell the Truth, Even When You’re Embarrassed

Johanna Rothman

Technical debt accrues when we consciously make short-term decisions that we suspect are not correct for the long term. Technical debt incurs many kinds of costs. I likened it to a balloon mortgage where it often comes due, all at once. Use the leadership-tip tag here to find them.). Lies Create Cost Over Time.