The Engineering Leader, Cate Huston
The Engineering Leader, Cate Huston
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The Engineering Leader
Strategies for Scaling Teams and Yourself

Author: Cate Huston

Narrator: Kate Zane

Unabridged: 13 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 11/12/2024

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Great engineers don't necessarily make great leaders—at least, not without a lot of work. Finding your path to becoming a strong leader is often fraught with challenges. It's not easy to figure out how to be strategic, successful, and considerate while also being firm. Whether you're on the management or individual contributor track, you need to develop strong leadership skills.

This practical book shows you how to become a well-rounded and resilient engineering leader.

● Understand what it means to be the driving force behind your career

● Learn how to self-manage and avoid the pitfalls that many newer managers face

● Establish evolving practices and structures to best scale your team

● Define the impact of your team and its core mission and values

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marina on April 23, 2024

"The Engineering Leader" by Cate Huston is a game-changer for software engineers like myself. Cate, a renowned tech manager, offers invaluable insights into navigating the complexities of engineering careers. From understanding how to speak with your manager about promotion to mastering leadership q......more

Goodreads review by Ekaterina on February 22, 2025

I have been reading (and rereading some parts!) The Engineering Leader by Cate Huston since the summer of 2024. It’s an excellent book that covers all aspects of being a great manager—everything from being a DRI (Directly Responsible Individual) to career goals, feedback, self-energy management, the......more

Goodreads review by Cris on August 04, 2024

Being an engineer and not a manager or leader myself, I found this book, especially part one, really insightful and interesting. I would recommend it to any software engineers, especially senior ones wondering how to elevate their career. Having read a few books about leadership, I feel most of them......more

Goodreads review by Ben on October 08, 2024

Filled with hard-won tips and strategies for navigating lots of situations. I find myself nodding furiously while reading, there is just a lot here! I will be referring to this book often.......more

Goodreads review by Lucas Wittevrongel on February 27, 2025

I'm a casual reader of O'Reilly books, but this is the first one I've read about management. O'Reilly books are well regarded in the IT industry and generally of good quality (over the years, I've only encountered one book that didn't meet my expectations). I’m a chemical engineer with experience in......more