Ask HN: Any book recommendations for higher management positions?

[illuminated]

A friend of mine is about to be promoted to a very senior management position, with multiple layers of management between her and engineers.

She's asked for some reading recommendation on managing managers in a technology company (communication, setting goals/KPIs, meaningful feedback, coaching/mentorship, etc.).

"The Manager's Path" although being one of the best books I've read, is mostly focused on having the engineers being fairly near to you in the organization chart.

Do you have some good reading recommendation for building a good set of skills in senior management positions?

[curiousthought]

Andy Grove's High Output Management is considered a classic: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/324750.High_Output_Manag...

It's not necessarily tailored to a tech company but it does cover some of the topics you've mentioned.

[illuminated]

Thank you!

[kingkongjaffa]

Star with why and leaders eat last, both by Simon Sinek.

Good strategy, Bad strategy, by Rumelt is a classic on business strategy.

The books from https://www.tablegroup.com/

[gtirloni]

The Engineering Executive's Primer https://lethain.com/eng-execs-primer/