Books
Ryan Foster

The 10x Leader

Are You a Manager Drowning in Meetings and Slack Notifications?

You transitioned from individual contributor to manager, expecting to build great teams and ship meaningful products. Instead, you find yourself in an endless sea of calendar invites, working 60-hour weeks, and feeling like you've accomplished nothing meaningful by Friday afternoon. The skills that made you a great engineer don't translate to leadership.

What If You Could Build a Team That Outperforms Your Competition Without Burning Out?

This is a practical playbook for engineering managers who want to amplify their impact. You'll learn to shift from being a bottleneck manager to a 10x leader who builds teams that ship features consistently, resolve conflicts quickly, and thrive without your constant involvement.

Inside This Book, You'll Discover:

The Leverage Equation: How to get 10x more output without working 10x more hours.

A Complete Delegation System: Stop doing work your team should be doing.

How to Master the “Async Engine”: Build a high-performing remote and hybrid team.

Feedback That Compounds: Give feedback that actually changes behavior.

The Coaching Habit: Move from telling to asking to build a self-sufficient team.

Who Is This Book For?

This book is for first-time engineering managers, senior managers, and directors in tech. If you're ready to stop being the bottleneck and start building a team that can operate at a high level without you, this book provides the complete operating system you need.

Your team is waiting for the leader they deserve.
178 printed pages
Original publication
2026
Publication year
2026
Publisher
BGB Learn
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