{"product_id":"the-engineering-executives-primer-impactful-technical-leadership","title":"The Engineering Executive's Primer: Impactful Technical Leadership","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs an engineering manager, you almost always have someone in your company to turn to for advice: a peer on another team, your manager, or even the head of engineering. But who do you turn to if you're the head of engineering? Engineering executives have a challenging learning curve, and many folks excitedly start their first executive role only to leave frustrated within the first 18 months. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this book, author Will Larson shows you ways to obtain your first executive job and quickly ramp up to meet the challenges you may not have encountered in non-executive roles: measuring engineering for both engineers and the CEO, company-scoped headcount planning, communicating successfully across a growing organization, and figuring out what people actually mean when they keep asking for a \"technology strategy.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book explains how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGet an engineering executive job, negotiate the contract, and onboard at your new company \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRun an engineering planning process and communicate effectively with the organization \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirect the core meetings necessary to operate an effective engineering organization \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHire, onboard, and run performance management \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage yourself and remain effective through many challenges \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeave the job when the time is right \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e Will Larson was the chief technology officer at Calm and the author of \u003ci\u003eAn Elegant Puzzle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStaff Engineer\u003c\/i\u003e. He's also a prolific writer on his blog, \u003ci\u003eIrrational Exuberance\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"O'Reilly Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51944189133031,"sku":"9781098149482","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_98514c6e-4910-48fe-8a18-3f34176ac8aa.jpg?v=1775355438","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-engineering-executives-primer-impactful-technical-leadership","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}