Bøker av Michael Lopp

Using stories from his time at Netscape, Apple, and Slack, Michael Lopp presents a series of small but compelling practices to help you build leadership skills. You'll learn how to create teams that are highly productive, highly respected, and highly trusted.

So, you are thinking of building your own house? You've watched the TV shows and seen the pod casts. But what goes on behind the scenes? What does the process look like for the average Joe who doesn't have 10 years of building experience, extensive construction contacts, or a $500,000 budget?This book gives a light-hearted behind the scenes look at what it was like for me in the building of my own home. It shares with you some of my most noted experiences, successes, and obstacles. I hope you enjoy!

Managing Humans is a selection of the best essays from Michael Lopp's web site, Rands in Repose. Drawing on Lopp's management experiences at Apple, Netscape, Symantec, and Borland, this book is full of stories based on companies in the Silicon Valley where people have been known to yell at each other. It is a place full of dysfunctional bright people who are in an incredible hurry to find the next big thing so they can strike it rich and then do it all over again. Among these people are managers, a strange breed of people who through a mystical organizational ritual have been given power over your future and your bank account.Whether you're an aspiring manager, a current manager, or just wondering what the heck a manager does all day, there is a story in this book that will speak to you.

As a software engineer, you recognize at some point that there's much more to your career than dealing with code. Is it time to become a manager? Tell your boss hes a jerk? Join that startup? Author Michael Lopp recalls his own make-or-break moments with Silicon Valley giants such as Apple, Netscape, and Symantec in Being Geek -- an insightful and entertaining book that will help you make better career decisions.With more than 40 standalone stories, Lopp walks through a complete job life cycle, starting with the job interview and ending with the realization that it might be time to find another gig. Many books teach you how to interview for a job or how to manage a project successfully, but only this book helps you handle the baffling circumstances you may encounter throughout your career.Decide what you're worth with the chapter on "e;The Business"e;Determine the nature of the miracle your CEO wants with "e;The Impossible"e;Give effective presentations with "e;How Not to Throw Up"e;Handle liars and people with devious agendas with "e;Managing Werewolves"e;Realize when you should be looking for a new gig with "e;The Itch"e;