That particular idiom is just something I’ve worked out myself, rather than coming from a particular book. But if you want a recommendation, then I’d start with this [0]. It’s the book about leading engineers that I always wanted to write. I can’t recommend it highly enough. And for a bit of shameless self-promotion, I also wrote a blog post [1] a while back on good books for engineers to read (from non-fiction to fiction). You might find a few good tips in there.

[0]: https://press.stripe.com/an-elegant-puzzle [1]: https://link.medium.com/1FNBlU2H2qb