Leanpub Header

Skip to main content

The Little Book of the Tech Lead

Step into the world of tech leadership with practical strategies that empower your team, balance project demands, and foster long-term success. "The Little Book of the Tech Lead" is your essential guide to navigating the complexities of people, code, and priorities—without losing sight of what truly matters: building a healthy, high-performance team.

The author is letting you choose the price you pay for this book!

Pick Your Price...
PDF
EPUB
About

About

About the Book

Being a tech lead is about more than managing projects or writing code—it's about empowering your team, balancing leadership with technical depth, and navigating the complexities of people, processes, and priorities.

In "The Little Book of the Tech Lead", you'll discover practical strategies to:

  • Transition from hands-on engineering to effective leadership.
  • Foster a high-performance, healthy team culture.
  • Balance short-term deliverables with long-term sustainability.
  • Communicate clearly with stakeholders while managing expectations.
  • Guide your team through uncertainty and problem-solving without micromanaging.

With real-world scenarios, actionable tips, and a focus on sustainability, this book helps you lead with confidence, minimize stress, and build a legacy of growth, collaboration, and lasting success.

Whether you're a new tech lead or looking to sharpen your leadership skills, "The Little Book of the Tech Lead" is your essential guide to thriving in this dynamic role.

Price

Pick Your Price...

Minimum price

$19.00

$29.00

You pay

$29.00

Author earns

$23.20
$

All prices are in US $. You can pay in US $ or in your local currency when you check out.

EU customers: prices exclude VAT, which is added during checkout.

...Or Buy With Credits!

Number of credits (Minimum 2)

2
The author will earn $24.00 from your purchase!
You can get credits monthly with a Reader Membership

Author

About the Author

azendal

Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents - The Little Book of the Tech Lead

The Little Book of the Tech Lead

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction: The Journey of a Tech Lead
  2. Chapter 1: From Engineer to Tech Lead – Managing the Shift
  3. Chapter 2: Building and Nurturing a High-Performance Team
  4. Chapter 3: Communication – The Tech Lead’s Hidden Superpower
  5. Chapter 4: Project Management Without the Burnout
  6. Chapter 5: Leading Through Uncertainty and Problem-Solving
  7. Chapter 6: Fostering a Healthy, Sustainable Team Culture
  8. Chapter 7: Navigating Stakeholders and Business Expectations
  9. Chapter 8: Continuous Improvement and Growth as a Tech Lead
  10. Chapter 9: Measuring Success Without Stress
  11. Chapter 10: Sustaining Long-Term Team Health and Productivity
  12. Conclusion: A Tech Lead’s Legacy

The Leanpub 60 Day 100% Happiness Guarantee

Within 60 days of purchase you can get a 100% refund on any Leanpub purchase, in two clicks.

Now, this is technically risky for us, since you'll have the book or course files either way. But we're so confident in our products and services, and in our authors and readers, that we're happy to offer a full money back guarantee for everything we sell.

You can only find out how good something is by trying it, and because of our 100% money back guarantee there's literally no risk to do so!

So, there's no reason not to click the Add to Cart button, is there?

See full terms...

Earn $8 on a $10 Purchase, and $16 on a $20 Purchase

We pay 80% royalties on purchases of $7.99 or more, and 80% royalties minus a 50 cent flat fee on purchases between $0.99 and $7.98. You earn $8 on a $10 sale, and $16 on a $20 sale. So, if we sell 5000 non-refunded copies of your book for $20, you'll earn $80,000.

(Yes, some authors have already earned much more than that on Leanpub.)

In fact, authors have earned over $14 million writing, publishing and selling on Leanpub.

Learn more about writing on Leanpub

Free Updates. DRM Free.

If you buy a Leanpub book, you get free updates for as long as the author updates the book! Many authors use Leanpub to publish their books in-progress, while they are writing them. All readers get free updates, regardless of when they bought the book or how much they paid (including free).

Most Leanpub books are available in PDF (for computers) and EPUB (for phones, tablets and Kindle). The formats that a book includes are shown at the top right corner of this page.

Finally, Leanpub books don't have any DRM copy-protection nonsense, so you can easily read them on any supported device.

Learn more about Leanpub's ebook formats and where to read them

Write and Publish on Leanpub

You can use Leanpub to easily write, publish and sell in-progress and completed ebooks and online courses!

Leanpub is a powerful platform for serious authors, combining a simple, elegant writing and publishing workflow with a store focused on selling in-progress ebooks.

Leanpub is a magical typewriter for authors: just write in plain text, and to publish your ebook, just click a button. (Or, if you are producing your ebook your own way, you can even upload your own PDF and/or EPUB files and then publish with one click!) It really is that easy.

Learn more about writing on Leanpub