[rails-oceania] Re: [MEL] Management Mentoring?

2014-02-07 Thread Fred Wu
Some great resources posted by everyone so far! More books added to my reading list. :) Just wanted to chime in and recommend another great book: Managing the Unmanageable (http://www.amazon.com/Managing-Unmanageable-Insights-Software-People-ebook/dp/B009CFV8BY/) Cheers, Fred On Monday, 3 Feb

[rails-oceania] Re: [MEL] Management Mentoring?

2014-02-06 Thread John Barton
Hey Dan, Congrats on making the jump. It's a tough one, but pretty rewarding. I'm now in my second leadership position, so I'm not sure how deep or general my experience is, but happy to share what I've learned to date. I'm out of town until after rubyconf, but would be free to catch up and sh

[rails-oceania] Re: [MEL] Management Mentoring?

2014-02-03 Thread jamesl
Hi Dan, Congratulations on your wider responsibilities. I have wide and varied experiences running teams, both successfully and not so successfully. I'd be happy to discuss this topic with you face-to-face here in Melbourne, and even the occasional call during work if your situation required i