{"product_id":"9781617293085","title":"Elastic Leadership: Growing self-organizing teams","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSummary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElastic leadership is a framework and philosophy that can help you as you manage day-to-day and long-term challenges and strive to create the elusive self-organizing team. It is about understanding that your leadership needs to change based on which phase you discover that your team is in. This book provides you with a set of values, techniques, and practices to use in your leadership role.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePurchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Technology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour team looks to you for guidance. You have to mediate heated debates. The team is constantly putting out fires instead of doing the right things, the right way. Everyone seems to want to do things correctly, but nobody seems to be doing so. This is where leaders get stuck. It's time to get unstuck! Elastic leadership is a novel approach that helps you adapt your leadership style to the phase your team is in, so you can stay in step as things change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eElastic Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical, experience-driven guide to team leadership. In it, you'll discover a set of values, techniques, and practices to lead your team to success. First, you'll learn what elastic leadership is and explore the phases of this results-oriented framework. Then, you'll see it in practice through stories, anecdotes, and advice provided by successful leaders in a variety of disciplines, all annotated by author and experienced team leader, Roy Osherove.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding why people do what they do\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEffective coaching\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInfluencing team members and managers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvice from industry leaders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Reader\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for anyone with a year or more of experience working on a team as a lead or team member.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoy Osherove\u003c\/b\u003e is the DevOps process lead for the West Coast at EMC, based in California. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Unit Testing\u003c\/i\u003e (Manning, 2013) and \u003ci\u003eEnterprise DevOps\u003c\/i\u003e. He consults and trains teams worldwide on the gentle art of leadership, unit testing, test-driven development, and continuous-delivery automation. He frequently speaks at international conferences on these topics and others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePART 1 - UNDERSTANDING ELASTIC LEADERSHIP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cli\u003eStriving toward a Team Leader Manifesto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatching leadership styles to team phases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDealing with bus factors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePART 2 - SURVIVAL MODE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cli\u003eDealing with survival mode\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePART 3 - LEARNING MODE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cli\u003eLearning to learn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommitment language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrowing people\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePART 4 - SELF-ORGANIZATION MODE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cli\u003eUsing clearing meetings to advance self-organization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInfluence patterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Line Manager Manifesto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePART 5 - NOTES TO A SOFTWARE TEAM LEADER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cli\u003eFeeding back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChannel conflict into learning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's probably not a technical problem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReview the code\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDocument your air, food, and water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppraisals and agile don't play nicely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeading through learning: the responsibilities of a team leader \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction to the Core Protocols\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChange your mind: your product is your team\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeadership and the mature team\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpread your workload\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaking your team manage their own work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGo see, ask why, show respect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep developers happy, reap high-quality work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStop doing their work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrite code, but not too much\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvolving from manager to leader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAffecting the pace of change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProximity management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBabel Fish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou're the lead, not the know-it-all\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eActions speak louder than words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Manning Publications Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051345101040,"sku":"9781617293085","price":32.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781617293085_p0.jpg?v=1763853532","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781617293085","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}