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Claire was a leader in early stages of Google, and now is the COO at Stripe, since quite early also. It is a fantastic guide, very practical and full of detailed examples on how to build a massive impact company - and how to scale it. It takes a lot of attention to the people management side and covers a wide variety of topics, from crafting foundational documents to strategic and financial planning, hiring and team development, feedback and performance mechanisms. The book includes dozens of pages of worksheets, templates, exercises, and example documents to help founders, leaders, and company builders create scalable operating systems and lightweight processes that really work. Cover of Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building by Claire Hughes Johnson

Cover of Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building by Claire Hughes Johnson

Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building

by Claire Hughes Johnson

2023

Organization design Product, strategy and business Leadership Workplace and culture

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Claire was a leader in early stages of Google, and now is the COO at Stripe, since quite early also. It is a fantastic guide, very practical and full of detailed examples on how to build a massive impact company - and how to scale it. It takes a lot of attention to the people management side and covers a wide variety of topics, from crafting foundational documents to strategic and financial planning, hiring and team development, feedback and performance mechanisms. The book includes dozens of pages of worksheets, templates, exercises, and example documents to help founders, leaders, and company builders create scalable operating systems and lightweight processes that really work.

★ Featured The book draws data from the largest study of high-performing software organizations to identify key practices that contribute to software delivery performance. Its aim is to help organizations improve the speed and quality of their software development. The practices recommended include investing in infrastructure and automation, empowering teams, and using data to drive decisions. The book provides practical guidance on how organizations can adopt these practices in order to accelerate their software development and delivery. Click to read more → Cover of Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations by Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble and Gene Kim

Cover of Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations by Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble and Gene Kim

Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations

Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble and Gene Kim

An exploration of alternative ways of organizing companies - focusing on how to create more adaptive and human organizations in the face of complexity and uncertainty. Dignan argues that the traditional way of working based on hierarchy, bureaucracy and control is outdated and ineffective. Instead, it proposes a new operating system (OS) for work that is based on principles such as autonomy, experimentation, transparency and purpose. It has good practical tools and examples to help with transformation - and specific industry examples (like Gore) Click to read more → Cover of Brave New Work by Aaron Dignan

Cover of Brave New Work by Aaron Dignan

Brave New Work

Aaron Dignan

★ Featured The book is fantastic at exploring various organizational structures that can be used to build and lead effective software teams. The authors identify four main team topologies – hub-and-spoke, matrix, marketplace, and federated – and provide guidance on how to choose the right one for a given context. They also discuss the challenges and benefits of each topology and provide practical strategies for implementing and managing them. The book is aimed at software development managers and leaders looking to build and lead high-performing teams; and has very useful diagrams to map your team topologies. I like it because it gives very useful vocabulary and visualization to how to setup a company organization - so it facilitates the dialog with other groups. Click to read more → Cover of Team Topologies: Organizing business and technology teams for fast flow by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais

Cover of Team Topologies: Organizing business and technology teams for fast flow by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais

Team Topologies: Organizing business and technology teams for fast flow

Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais

★ Featured A really good guide on how to create a company to perdure. The book covers a wide range of topics, including how to set the right goals, how to assemble and lead a strong team, and how to make strategic decisions that will drive growth and success. They speak out of their extensive experience as entrepreneurs and business leaders to provide practical guidance and strategies for building a successful, long-term business. Click to read more → Cover of BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0): Turning Your Business Into an Enduring Great Company by Jim Collins and Bill Lazier

Cover of BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0): Turning Your Business Into an Enduring Great Company by Jim Collins and Bill Lazier

BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0): Turning Your Business Into an Enduring Great Company

Jim Collins and Bill Lazier

Cover of Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant by W. Chan Kim

Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant

W. Chan Kim

Cover of Continuous Discovery Habits: Discover Products that Create Customer Value and Business Value by Teresa Torres

Continuous Discovery Habits: Discover Products that Create Customer Value and Business Value

Teresa Torres

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Crossing the Chasm

Geoffrey A. Moore

★ Featured A really good guide for product teams on how to build effective, empowered teams that can drive innovation and deliver great products. It touches how to build a strong product culture, how to foster collaboration and communication within a team, and how to set clear goals and priorities. It provides practical strategies and insights for building and leading successful product teams. Click to read more → Cover of EMPOWERED: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products by Marty Cagan

Cover of EMPOWERED: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products by Marty Cagan

EMPOWERED: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products

Marty Cagan