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24 alternatives to The Making of a Manager

What to Do When Everyone Looks to You

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Making of a Manager launched in 2018; 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
Know Your Team▲236
Tools and guides to help you become a better manager
2018 · its alternatives →
3
The Manager's Handbook▲108
The practical guide to becoming a great manager
2021 · its alternatives →
4
Lead by Writing▲177
A handbook on being a great manager by Slite and friends
2019 · its alternatives →
5
How Good a Manager Are You?▲11
Test your managerial skills and get tips for improvement
2019 · 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
Manager checklist▲323
Cheatsheet of things every manager should do
2017 · its alternatives →
8
The Manager's Handbook▲100
Comprehensive guide to becoming a great manager
2020 · its alternatives →
9
Better Product Manager▲196
Experience the life of a PM through these tests
2021 · its alternatives →
10
The Owl and The Beetle▲61
Weekly editorial newsletter on developing leadership skills
2023 · its alternatives →
11
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 →
12
Product Managers Job Satisfaction▲128
How to become a better product manager
2019 · its alternatives →
13
Manager Score▲126
Benchmark your manager skills & get advice to improve
2017 · its alternatives →
14
Create Or Hate: Successful People Make Things▲128
We are all creative — there is a creator in you.
2016 · its alternatives →
15
Product Manager Quiz▲141
Find out if you are a seasoned product manager
2023 · its alternatives →
16
The Art of the One-on-One Meeting▲154
The guide to the most misunderstood tool for managers 📘
2019 · its alternatives →
17
Hired▲179
Free guide on how to land a great Product job
2019 · its alternatives →
18
Product Manager's Guide▲83
A product manager guide from product vision to product road
2021 · its alternatives →
19
Founder to Product Manager▲104
How founders can land their first product management jobs
2022 · its alternatives →
20
Proud Mom of a CEO Newsletter▲158
Get encouraging notes about your journey every weekday
2020 · its alternatives →
21
Which fictional boss are you?▲14
Find your management alter-ego with this 30 second quiz ⏰
2020 · its alternatives →
22
Manager by Betterlance▲73
Freelancers: Hire a manager to help you stay on track
2019 · its alternatives →
23
Become an Effective Engineering Manager▲2
All you need to know about becoming an engineering manager.
2020 · its alternatives →
24
10X Managers▲69
Become a high performance manager & leader
2022 · its alternatives →

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