Have you thought about where you will be professionally in 2, 5, or 10 years? Do you think you have what it takes to be a strong leader of engineering teams? Do you want to find out?
Engineering Leadership: A Silicon Valley Perspective takes you on a journey into the world of successful leaders in all engineering disciplines, showing what key engineering leadership roles entail, how to know which of those positions are right for you, and how achieve those statuses efficiently and with staying power.
The section on Roles describes what you would do as an engineer, technical lead, architect, UX designer, program manager, and many more roles in an engineering organization, as well as the top level positions of CTOs, CIOs, CMOs, and VPEs. After going through all of these, you will have a better idea which of them resonate best with you.
Fast forward a half a decade. You set yourself on a progression path that made sense for you, and you reached a senior or executive leadership level. Now, the Managing It All section will help you manage up, down, sideways, externally, internally. This is where the challenges—and fun—truly begin. We give you a foreshadowing of what is to come, and arm you with wisdom and advice to ensure you survive and thrive in that rarefied realm.
If you want to find out whether you have what it takes to be an engineering leader, or to know what that will entail, and once there how to be successful, Engineering Leadership: A Silicon Valley Perspective is your definitive guide. While detailed in its coverage, it stays light and fast, exactly as it teaches you to seize your engineering leadership future.
With the holidays and new year in front of us, I posit this book is ideal for two key groups: First, if you think you might be interested in becoming an engineering leader, and particularly if you feel you actually do have what it takes to get there and excel once you obtain it, I challenge you to prove you are serious about that path by grabbing a copy of this book and absorbing it like a sponge over the holidays, setting yourself up for an exciting new year putting your plan into action ― you will have taken the first, and arguably most critical, first step in your professional journey. You are incredible.
A second group who should consider this book is anyone who (a) knows a smart, hard-working, ambitious, engineering-minded friend or family member, and (b) wants only the best for them. For you, gifting this book to that special someone will show your confidence in their future excellence, and your support for getting them there. You will be giving them a roadmap to their engineering leadership future self, and this they will cherish and remember you for throughout their incredible career. You are awesome.
In addition to those targeted individuals, anyone who is already in an engineering leadership role, or any business leadership role, or who works with engineering leaders or teams, also would benefit immensely from this book. Not only will you have insight into the inner workings of engineering organizations (a peek behind the curtain, if you will), but also this book is chock full of broader best-practice principles and anecdotal examples that make for a fun and instructive guide to being better in business, whatever your place in the working world.
In short, we achieve what we believe, and whether this is for you or for a loved one, or both, Engineering Leadership: A Silicon Valley Perspective is the guide that transforms belief of self into highly accomplished achievement. Take that step today. Take it now. The best engineering leaders do not wait; they get things done fast (they have to, or they get left behind). Prove to yourself, to your family, to your friends, and even your colleagues that you are such a leader: get the book, and open to page 1.
Enjoy your future!