Learning Resources

A selection of resources that Trussels have found useful for sharing mental state and aspirations for how we will work together

For All Trussels

Radical Candor

• By Kim Scott
• Managers at Truss are asked to read or listen to this book. It agrees strongly with our management philosophy. We have also based several of our official practices on ideas from this book.
• This is required reading for all Truss Managers, and recommended for all others
• A revised/updated edition was released in Oct 2019.
• Radical Candor coaching site
• Amazon link
• Nice summary

Subject: Agile Projects

The Art of Agile Development: Pragmatic Guide to Agile Software Development

• By Shane Warden and James Shore
• Recommended by: Erin
• Book site

The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master

• By Andrew Hunt and David Thomas
• Recommended by: Erin, Jim
• Book site

ACCELERATE: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations

• By Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, Gene Kim
• Recommended by: Erin, Mark
• Book site
• Recommendations also via this blog post

Subject: Design & Content

Content Design

• By Sarah Richards
• Recommended by: James
• Book site

Design for Real Life

• By Sara Wachter-Boettcher and Eric Meyer
• Recommended by: James
• Book site

Good Services, How to design services that work

• By Lou Downe
• Recommended by: Carmen
• Book site

Subject: Diversity & Inclusion

White Fragility

• By Robin DiAngelo
• Topic: racism
• Recommended by: Willow
• Book site

Braving the Wilderness

• By Brene Brown
• Topic: cultivating belonging
• Recommended by: Jen
• Book site

Subject: Engineering

• See the Engineering Playbook

Subject: Management

Radical Candor

• see "For All Trussels" section above

Quick Hit Blog Posts Worth Reading

• How to Give Career Guidance
• Honest Feedback

Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't (Rockefeller Habits 2.0)

• Amazon link

Good to Great: Why some companies make the leap and others don’t

• Amazon link

Multipliers

• Amazon link

Peak Performance

• Amazon link

The Speed of Trust

• Book site

Crucial Conversations

• Amazon link

Subject: Psychological Safety

What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team

• study had the result that psychological safety primary indicator of a successful team
• NYTimes article

Evidence for a Collective Intelligence Factor in the Performance of Human Groups

• Study shows that an effectively collaborating team produces higher quality results than a team with poor collaboration and high IQ members
• Aricle in Science

Thinking Fast and Slow

• Book which talks about how stress decreases the quality of decisions
• Amazon link

An Exercise to Help Your Team Feel More Comfortable with Conflict

• A Harvard Business Review article discusses how comfort with low-grade conflict makes teams better
• HBR article

Wikipedia article on psychological safety

• "Consequenses" and "Causes" section summaries are useful
• Wikipedia