Great question!  I just wrote an article on this very topic here...<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.linkedin.com&#x2F;pulse&#x2F;real-work-management-marcus-blankenship?trk=pulse_spock-articles" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.linkedin.com&#x2F;pulse&#x2F;real-work-management-marcus-b...</a><p>If you&#x27;re looking for books, I recommend Johanna Rothman&#x27;s &quot;Behind Closed Doors&quot; as a great book about leading software teams.<p>Good luck!