Software developement and team lead

Question

can you suggest some good reading for software development lead, I searched around and found some but they are rather old , do you have any good suggestion like an hands-on / reference book?

I have found those:

http://www.amazon.com/Leading-Software-Development-Team-successfully/dp/0201675269/ref=pd_ybh_7

http://www.amazon.com/Dynamics-Software-Development-Jim-McCarthy/dp/1556158238/ref=pd_ybh_6

Thank you

Answer 1

The first book you listed "Leading a Software Development Team" by Richard Whitehead is a good reference book. It's organized by questions that you will probably ask yourself. Also, I have recently read the new book "Notes to a Software Team Leader" by Roy Osherove which he goes into his experience as a team lead and in the software field. The last section of the book has advice from team leaders in the industry. He also has a list of books for leadership on his website.