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I interviewed Michael Lopp a few months ago. You can watch it here. https://www.crowdcast.io/e/michael-lopp-engineering-culture

A few articles I've written on this topic:

1. https://hackernoon.com/the-wrong-section-of-the-bookstore-96...

2. https://hackernoon.com/the-real-work-of-software-management-...

3. https://hackernoon.com/i-started-wondering-if-being-a-team-l...

4. https://hackernoon.com/joyful-technical-leadership-6f4fb8bd7...

+100 on that book.

I've written hundreds of articles on this very topic - it can be a tough transition. #ShamelessPlug - Join my list to become as good a manager as you are a coder.

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Boy, you hit the nail on the head! I was really afraid folks would feel that I should know what they meant if I was a "real professional programmer", so it was tough for me to learn to push back. ;)

Ya, even 1 hours is better than answering in the moment.

No, agile doesn't. It's not a process problem, it's a people problem. People still overcommit in agile, or commit for the wrong reasons.

Learn not to answer in the moment, and commit to always give yourself time to think alone about the request and respond in 24 hours.

When you do that, you remove the immediate pressure to please the person with a YES answer.

You also give the (honest) impression that your answer has thought and weight behind it, and is the measured response of a professional.

Publish it, and post the URL! I want to read it!

First, you need to learn the skills and work of managing a software team. I just wrote about it here:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/real-work-management-marcus-b...

Second, the best thing you can do for your career is the hard work of turning your team of "mediocre programmers with broken culture" into something great. It's hard work, but it can be done, I promise. I write more about this as well at..

http://marcusblankenship.com/become-a-great-manager/

Not trying to toot my own horn here, but it is completely achievable.

Yes, that's what spawned my question. It's a great thread.

Great question! I just wrote an article on this very topic here...

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/real-work-management-marcus-b...

If you're looking for books, I recommend Johanna Rothman's "Behind Closed Doors" as a great book about leading software teams.

Good luck!

I suggest the book "Land of Lisp" It assumes no prior knowledge, and is a lot of fun to work through!

Check out what Brennan Dunn @ doubleyourfreelancingrate.com says about these topics, you'll find them useful.

PS - I'm not Brennan, and don't get any money from sending you over there.