FWIW, "management" is a pretty big topic. You've got everything from "strategic management" to "financial management" to "marketing management" to "product management" to "organization design" to the day-to-day "stuff" that middle managers do, which can vary a lot depending on what function (marketing, finance, HR, engineering, IT, etc) they work within, etc.

So a good answer depends a bit on what you're specifically interested in. But for a taste of things mostly at the tactical level, you might find value in something like:

https://www.amazon.com/First-Time-Manager-Jim-McCormick-eboo...

or

https://www.amazon.com/Making-Manager-What-Everyone-Looks/dp...

It depends. The main lever is where you will find a great mentor. Here are a few points you should think about:

1) Sponsorship/Mentorship. Will your current manager or another manager in the company champion your transition to a manager? Becoming a manager requires a lot of mentorship and coaching. Does HR at your company provide support? Is there a Senior Manager or Director that will mentor you?

2) Levelling. Does your company have a career ladder? Are there Staff Engineer levels? Have you reached this level as an IC? I personally would not sponsor an IC to become a manager if they haven't reached the Staff level. Staff Engineer is a sideways promotion to Manager. Senior Staff Engineer is sideways to Senior Manager.

3) Switching Companies. You should apply for a Staff Engineer position at a new company. During the interview process make it clear that you want to transition to a manager. During the negotiation phase, build a 6 month transition plan with the hiring manager.

4) Read. Read a lot. You should read all of the canonical management books.

https://www.amazon.com/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove-e... https://www.amazon.com/Managers-Path-Leaders-Navigating-Grow... https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0... https://www.amazon.com/Making-Manager-What-Everyone-Looks/dp...

There was a good book, written my one of the first Facebook front-end devs, and she was also interviewed about this topic on an HBR Ideacast podcast...

https://hbr.org/podcast/2019/08/the-challenges-and-triumphs-...

The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0735219567

The best management book I read this year was "The Making of a Manager" by Julie Zhou [1]. The book is concise, clearly written and actionable. It's specifically written for first time managers and the author is a design lead at Facebook.

[1]: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Manager-What-Everyone-Looks/dp...