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24 alternatives to Manager README

Writing a User Guide for your leadership style

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Manager README launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   How to Be a Manager▲214

   The step-by-step guide for leading a team

   2018 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Manager README▲3

   Lead your team with clarity and purpose

   2020 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Lead by Writing▲177

   A handbook on being a great manager by Slite and friends

   2019 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Know Your Team▲236

   Tools and guides to help you become a better manager

   2018 · its alternatives →

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   ReadMe▲604

   Beautiful Documentation Made Easy

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   I wrote a book for engineers that want to become engineering managers▲695

   Hey folks. Last year I was fortunate enough to sign a deal to write a book with my favorite technical publisher, The Pragmatic Bookshelf. When I started out as an Engineering Manager many years ago, I found that there wasn't a huge amount of material that specifically and practically helped me understand how to do my job. When you learn to program there's all of these amazing tutorials, examples and guides, but what was there for new managers? In response to this, a couple of years ago I started a blog over at https://www.theengineeringmanager.com which got a decent amount of…

   2020 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Almanac Guide to 1:1 Meetings▲151

   1:1 tips and templates from 75+ tech managers

   2020 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Manager's Handbook▲108

   The practical guide to becoming a great manager

   2021 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Product Leadership: How Top Product Managers Launch Awesome Products and Build Successful Teams▲136

   "If you build products, you need this book."

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Manager's Handbook▲100

    Comprehensive guide to becoming a great manager

    2020 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Employee Management Guide▲82

    How to hire, manage & retain your team

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Owl and The Beetle▲61

    Weekly editorial newsletter on developing leadership skills

    2023 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Leader's Toolkit▲266

    50+ No-Nonsense Tools for Time-Strapped Managers

    2023 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    know/how Product Managers▲102

    A weekly newsletter with 5 practical tweet-length PM tips

    2019 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Product Manager's Guide▲83

    A product manager guide from product vision to product road

    2021 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    1-on-1 Meeting Questions for Managers▲200

    Browse most popular 1-on-1 questions by categories

    2020 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The CTO Field Guide▲151

    A handbook to get tech leaders started

    2022 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    readme.so▲85

    Easily create the perfect readme for your project

    2021 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Personal User Guide▲104

    Help others to get along with you better 📜

    2018 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Guide to UX Leadership▲113

    Best practices for leading impactful UX teams

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Engineering Manager's How-To Guide▲10

    A practical guide for engineering managers at tech companies

    2021 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Assembly - Manager Toolbox▲76

    Key templates for managers of people, product, and projects

    2022 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Square’s All-in-one Toolkit for Managers▲168

    1-1 templates used by thousands of managers in tech

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Make a README▲6

    A guide for writing READMEs

    2018 · its alternatives →

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