Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

"Engineering Management for the Rest of Us" neatly packs common themes that are part of manager's everyday reality, whether that manager is a freshly minted one, or one that has years of experience.

The most appealing aspect of the book is that it focuses on situations and real world examples, presented from Sarah's own experiences and learnings. The topics described feel relatable and palpable, as if they're directly taken from your own workplace.

Sarah has done a good job of expanding the narratives by providing relevant references to other books and authors in between topics and chapters. If you're hungry for more on the touched topics, you will find that the book provides plenty of opportunities to branch out, whether it's developing habit systems or building confidence in yourself and others.

However, there are a few topics that seem to be less connected to the enginineering manager's job and more to the individual contributors. For example, Sarah focuses on Pull Requests quite a bit, even to a point of mentioning possible branch naming patterns!

All in all, "Engineering Management for the Rest of Us" is a useful read and is grounded in relatable reality.