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24 alternatives to Leading Smart People

Reflections on Software Leadership

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Leading Smart People launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
How to Be a Manager▲214
The step-by-step guide for leading a team
2018 · its alternatives →
2
State of Software Development 2019▲125
Latest trends on hiring tech and more
2019 · codingsans.com · its alternatives →
3
Software Development Trends 2018▲126
Trends and data from 9 tech firms
2018 · codingsans.com · its alternatives →
4
Product Leadership: How Top Product Managers Launch Awesome Products and Build Successful Teams▲136
"If you build products, you need this book."
2017 · productleadershipbook.com · its alternatives →
5
The CTO Field Guide▲151
A handbook to get tech leaders started
2022 · ctofieldguide.com · its alternatives →
6
Software Lead Weekly▲77
Weekly inspiration to drive the culture your people deserve.
2014 · softwareleadweekly.com · its alternatives →
7
Lead by Writing▲177
A handbook on being a great manager by Slite and friends
2019 · slite.com · its alternatives →
8
Hello Tech Pros: How to Grow From Uber-Geek to Self-Aware to Geek-Leader▲62
Tom Cooper on Technical Leaders
2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →
9
Gibbon 2.0▲197
Make your team smarter: Share knowledge with your colleagues
2015 · gibbon.co · its alternatives →
10
Guide for Building Engineering Teams▲83
How to take your engineering team from good to great
2018 · codingsans.com · its alternatives →
11
State of Software Development 2020▲95
Latest software development trends
2020 · codingsans.com · its alternatives →
12
Hello Tech Pros: Why Tech Lead Positions are So Lonely▲60
Patrick Kua of ThoughtWorks on Leadership
2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →
13
Almanac Guide to 1:1 Meetings▲151
1:1 tips and templates from 75+ tech managers
2020 · get.almanac.io · its alternatives →
14
FindDevs▲65
Get the boost your startup and career needs
2021 · its alternatives →
15
tenXer▲122
Better manage your software engineering team
2014 · its alternatives →
16
The State of Product Leadership 2019▲179
How the role of the software Product Manager is evolving
2019 · go.pendo.io · its alternatives →
17
CoFeed▲94
Discover the best tech company content, all in one place
2023 · its alternatives →
18
Remote Manager Report 2022▲110
350 interviews from the best in tech
2022 · 15five.com · its alternatives →
19
Software Daily - 10 Philosophies for Engineers▲71
Strategies and reflections on software engineering
2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →
20
The Mission Devs▲98
The #1 newsletter for developers 👨‍💻💌
2018 · themission.co · its alternatives →
21
Hello Tech Pros: You Have What It Takes to Be a Great Leader, Here's How▲54
Rennie Cook on Leadership
2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →
22
Hello Tech Pros: Treat Your Employees the Way You Want Them to Treat the Company▲55
Eric Fisher of CodeSchool
2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →
23
The Developer Manifesto▲125
A tribute to the art and profession of software development.
2017 · git-tower.com · its alternatives →
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Code Story▲120
Their tech. Their products. Their stories.
2019 · codestory.co · its alternatives →

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