This is a great read and a good addition to the book [b:Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track|56481725|Staff Engineer Leadership Beyond the Management Track|Will Larson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1609348975l/56481725._SY75_.jpg|88125716], which gets lots of references anyway. It covers lots of ground like expectations from role, general strategy, team building and also you the soft-skill part that are required here.