Managing Amazing People (MAP) Training References

1. Your Relationship with Authority

• Unpacking Your Manager Role [Article] by Paul Tevis
• Leadership Isn’t About You [Article] by Paul Tevis
• Agile Leadership Myth #3: Leaders & Managers will figure out what their agile role is magically [Article] by Jake Calabrese
• Letting Go [Article] by Roy Rapoport
• The Leadership Pipeline [Book] by Ram Charran, Steve Drotter, and Jim Noel
• The Effective Manager [Book] by Mark Horstman
• The Power Code [Book] by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman
• Leadership Without Easy Answers [Book] by Ronald Heifetz
• The Rude Awakening of Engineering Management with Ron Lichty [Podcast] from Always an Engineer

2. Clear, Curious, and Connected

• Communicating Change Effectively and Humanely [Article] by Paul Tevis
• Share Information, Not Anxiety [Article] by Paul Tevis
• Executive Coaching with Backbone and Heart [Book] by Mary Beth O’Neill
• The Art of Leadership [Book] by Michael Lopp (aka Rands)
• Who [Book] by Geoff Smart and Randy Street
• An Everyone Culture [Book] by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey
• What Got You Here Won’t Get You There [Book] by Marshall Goldsmith
• Discussing the Undiscussable [Book] by William R. Noonan
• Fierce Conversations [Book] by Susan Scott
• Give Information, Not Instructions [Video] from Leadership Nudges with David Marquet
• Ask Questions, Repeat the Hard Parts, and Listen [Article] by Michael Lopp (aka Rands)
• Planning Sheet for More Productive Interactions [PDF] by Allison Pollard & Paul Tevis

3. Networks of Mutual Support

• Managing Up is about Partnership [Article] by Paul Tevis
• Ground Your Feedback in Mutual Purpose [Article] by Paul Tevis
• Turn the Ship Around [Book] and Leadership is Language [Book] by L. David Marquet
• Managing at the Speed of Change [Book] by Darryl R. Conner
• Managing Transitions [Book] by William Bridges
• Seeing Systems [Book] by Barry Oshry
• 15 Principles for Managing Up [Article] by Wes Kao
• Building Effective Teams: Miss the Start, Miss the End [Article] by Esther Derby
• Employing Differences [Podcast] by Karen Gimnig and Paul Tevis
  • Episode 170: “Can we have partnership with authority?”
  • Episode 171: “Is it safe to disagree with me?”
  • Episode 182: “How do I fix this?”

4. Pulling It All Together

• Performance Feedback Requires Clear Expectations [Article] by Paul Tevis
• Getting Aligned Through Shared Understanding [Article] by Paul Tevis
• Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management [Book] by Johanna Rothman and Esther Derby
• Resilient Management [Book] by Lara Hogan
• The Manager’s Path [Book] by Camille Fournier
• The Coaching Habit [Book] and The Advice Trap [Book] by Michael Bungay Stanier