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Sarah Drasner wrote this marvelous book about technical team manager role.

It is a fact that most of us started leading by accident. We studied to be the best technicians and, suddenly, one day we find ourselves leading a team. And no one probably has ever told us about people, communication and so many other things necessary to do it well. If this is your case, read Sarah’s book. If it is not, if you are not a manager, even if you never want to be a manager… read it anyway. We should all know what a good manager does.

Ok, I’ve cheated here: it’s not one book but two. But written by the same guys, following a similar philosophy and they are very easy to read with big typeface and lots of great art. Actually they have some other cool books.

Jason Fried and David H. Hansson work at 37signals, a software company where the culture is very important and special. They are pioneers working remotely and they encourage their people to work smart, in a calm environment, at a sustainable pace, promoting respect for their lifes from work. They go against growth as a measure of a company’s success.

I really love these 2 books.