Career Development

Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management

by Johanna Rothman and Esther Derby

Great management is difficult to see as it occurs. Great management happens in one-on-one meetings and with other managers—all in private. It’s hard to learn management by example when you can’t see it.

Find out what goes on Behind Closed Doors and see how a skilled manager turns around a tricky management situation in seven weeks. You’ll learn how to provide and use feedback effectively, and become a better coach and mentor peers and team members. As you begin to build a cohesive, “jelled” team you’ll learn how to use your influence across the organization and make better choices daily to survive and thrive.

Learn to Program

by Chris Pine

Maybe you’ve always wanted to learn how to program computers, but couldn’t find a book that made sense. Maybe you’re already a programmer, and you’d like to fill in the gaps or help your spouse or partner see what you do. Or, perhaps you’d like to get your child started.

This is the book for you. Using Ruby, you’ll learn to program with no previous experience, create your own utilities and applications, take control of your computer, and build a foundation to understand large, professional applications

My Job Went to India: 52 Ways to Save Your Job

by Chad Fowler

This book isn’t about India. It’s about you. You’ve already lost your job. You may still be drawing a paycheck, but the job you were hired to do no longer exists. Your company has changed, the technology has changed, the economy has changed, and the ways you can add value have changed. Have you adapted to these changes? Or are you at risk?

You need to architect your career, and this book will show you how.

Practices of an Agile Developer

by Venkat Subramaniam and Andy Hunt

Want to be a better developer? This book collects the personal habits, ideas, and approaches of successful agile software developers and presents them in a series of short, easy-to-digest tips.

You’ll learn how to improve your software development process, see what real agile practices feel like, avoid the common temptations that kill projects, and keep agile practices in balance.

Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your "Wetware"

by Andy Hunt

Software development happens in your head. Not in an editor, IDE, or design tool. You’re well educated on how to work with software and hardware, but what about wetware—our own brains? Learning new skills and new technology is critical to your career, and it’s all in your head.

In this book by Andy Hunt, you’ll learn how our brains are wired, and how to take advantage of your brain’s architecture. You’ll learn new tricks and tips to learn more, faster, and retain more of what you learn.

You need a pragmatic approach to thinking and learning. You need to Refactor Your Wetware.

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