For work reasons, I've recently become interested in resources for those new to line management. I put out an appeal for suggestions on Twitter and Managing The Unmanageable was recommended by Thomas Ponnet , with a little cautious reservation: @qahiccupps Hope you enjoy it. I don't agree with everything but that comes with the job description. Not all translates for my context. — Thomas Ponnet (@ThomasPonnet) August 15, 2016 This quote from the book's preface sets up the authors' intent nicely: There is no methodology for the newly anointed development manager charged with managing, leading, guiding, and reviewing the performance of a team of programmers — often, the team he was on just days before. There are no off-the-shelf approaches. Unlike project managers, who devote hours and hours of study toward certifcation in their chosen career path, development managers often win their management roles primarily from having been stellar coders while display