Code Your Way Up: Rise to the Challenge of Software Leadership

"There's insight and inspiration on every page. A really useful book for any software leader in a hurry to make a difference."
--Seth Godin, author, This is Marketing


Greg Thomas has seen (and done) it all--writing code, leading projects, breaking builds and developing and launching products--all while amassing an impressive wealth of experience as a team leader.

In Code Your Way Up, Greg asks and answers the important questions facing leaders in the software industry that don't get asked enough, and identifies what it takes to be a great software leader and what to do when things go sideways.

If you're new to software leadership or it's something you aspire to, Code Your Way Up breaks it all down for you, pointing out the pitfalls and the joys, and providing you with a blueprint for excellence and success. It's the perfect balance of information and inspiration, imparted with humor, empathy, and clarity, and it starts with taking the same approach to leading as you do to coding - jumping in.

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Code Your Way Up: Rise to the Challenge of Software Leadership

"There's insight and inspiration on every page. A really useful book for any software leader in a hurry to make a difference."
--Seth Godin, author, This is Marketing


Greg Thomas has seen (and done) it all--writing code, leading projects, breaking builds and developing and launching products--all while amassing an impressive wealth of experience as a team leader.

In Code Your Way Up, Greg asks and answers the important questions facing leaders in the software industry that don't get asked enough, and identifies what it takes to be a great software leader and what to do when things go sideways.

If you're new to software leadership or it's something you aspire to, Code Your Way Up breaks it all down for you, pointing out the pitfalls and the joys, and providing you with a blueprint for excellence and success. It's the perfect balance of information and inspiration, imparted with humor, empathy, and clarity, and it starts with taking the same approach to leading as you do to coding - jumping in.

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Code Your Way Up: Rise to the Challenge of Software Leadership

Code Your Way Up: Rise to the Challenge of Software Leadership

by Greg Thomas
Code Your Way Up: Rise to the Challenge of Software Leadership

Code Your Way Up: Rise to the Challenge of Software Leadership

by Greg Thomas

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"There's insight and inspiration on every page. A really useful book for any software leader in a hurry to make a difference."
--Seth Godin, author, This is Marketing


Greg Thomas has seen (and done) it all--writing code, leading projects, breaking builds and developing and launching products--all while amassing an impressive wealth of experience as a team leader.

In Code Your Way Up, Greg asks and answers the important questions facing leaders in the software industry that don't get asked enough, and identifies what it takes to be a great software leader and what to do when things go sideways.

If you're new to software leadership or it's something you aspire to, Code Your Way Up breaks it all down for you, pointing out the pitfalls and the joys, and providing you with a blueprint for excellence and success. It's the perfect balance of information and inspiration, imparted with humor, empathy, and clarity, and it starts with taking the same approach to leading as you do to coding - jumping in.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781777076504
Publisher: Jumping Jive Press
Publication date: 03/06/2020
Pages: 226
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.52(d)

About the Author

Greg Thomas has been a developer, technical lead, architect, product manager, project lead, program manager and vice-president. He has worked with software and teams for the last nine years and continues to ship code as often as he can.

To keep in touch, read and listen to more of Greg's work go to www.codeyourwayup.com or email directly at codeyourwayup@betarover.com

Table of Contents

Introduction 1



1 Getting Started 9

How It Works 14

Sneak Peek 22

Keep Your Head Up 28

Terms of Reference 28



2 Drive 31

What Keeps You Up at Night? 34

Can You Go the Distance? 47

Will You Stand Out? 58



3 Initiative 69

Why Are You Holding Back? 72

Who Is Running the Show? 81

Can You Lead the Army of One? 88



4 Delivery 97

What’s Taking So Long? 100

Do You Know What You Are Doing? 113

Will You Change the Model? 123



5 Leadership 137

Who Made You? 141

Whom Do You Report To? 149

Will You Give Them More Than You Have? 165



6 Growth 181

What’s Your Mark? 185

What’s Your Value Proposition? 194

What Are You Waiting For? 201



The Last Page 209

Acknowledgments 213

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