The Tech "People" Bookclub

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Here's the idea,

You work in tech. You're in the NYC area.
You care about "people" issues. You think the hardest problem in computing is "people".
You are interested in how we work. How to structure work. How to work together.
How to help your colleagues succeed. 

And...

There's so much to learn:

There's a ton of books out there to get good ideas from. Too many in fact. 
You'll never get through them all. So, don't.

Let's start a "book club". Basic idea:

We all read different "people" books. And get together once a month or every couple months
and give 10-15 minute talks on something from the book. Some really important point that
everyone else might be interested in. You can return to the same book or other people
can as well to cover different topics from it.

If you are interested, drop me a email at sean@monkeysnatchbanana.com.

Example books:

Thinking Fast and Slow
Peopleware
Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency
Waltzing With Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects
Reinventing Organizations
Soft Skills: The software developer's life manual
Mythical Man Month
Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace
High Output Management