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Geek's Guide to Leading Teams

Updated presentation on the latest advice on how geeks can learn how to lead teams better.

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Geek's Guide to Leading Teams

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  1. @patkua THE GEEK’S GUIDE TO LEADING TEAMS

  2. ABOUT @PATKUA Architect Developer Leader Coach Life-long learner Author http://tiny.cc/twtl http://tiny.cc/retros 2

  3. WHY DO WE NEED A TECH LEAD?

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  5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcarlbom/3468358859/ 7

  6. THINK THIS DOESN’T HAPPEN IN THE REAL WORLD?

  7. @julianboot

  8. @julianboot @thejayfields: I had ten guys on my last project, all of them had opinions and all of them were expressed in the code base #speakerconf Source: http://twitter.com/julianboot/status/232830267822309376

  9. A SIMPLE TEST FOR AN EFFECTIVE TECH LEAD...

  10. Does the codebase look like it was written by a single person? Yes No

  11. WHAT DOES A GOOD TECH LEAD FOCUS ON?

  12. Programming P People P Process P

  13. Programming People P Process P

  14. Programming Programming People Process P

  15. Programming Programming People People Process

  16. Programming Programming People People Process Process

  17. PROGRAMMING

  18. PROGRAMMING Do effective Technical Leaders need to code?

  19. PROGRAMMING Do effective Technical Leaders need to code? DEFINITELY

  20. PROGRAMMING Do effective Technical Leaders need to code? DEFINITELY

  21. PROGRAMMING Do effective Technical Leaders need to code? DEFINITELY

  22. PROGRAMMING Do effective Technical Leaders need to code? DEFINITELY At least 30% of the time with the team

  23. PROGRAMMING

  24. PROGRAMMING http://bit.ly/15Rm4z

  25. PROGRAMMING ...respect is the currency of the realm http://bit.ly/15Rm4z

  26. PROGRAMMING ...respect is the currency of the realm The amount of respect an IT pro pays someone is a measure of how tolerable that person is when it comes to getting things done... http://bit.ly/15Rm4z

  27. PROGRAMMING Consistency over Cleverness

  28. PROGRAMMING

  29. PROGRAMMING

  30. PROGRAMMING

  31. PROGRAMMING

  32. PROGRAMMING

  33. PROGRAMMING There are more important topics to spend time on...

  34. PROGRAMMING Team Culture

  35. PROGRAMMING Team Culture

  36. PROGRAMMING How long does the build stay broken? Team Culture

  37. PROGRAMMING How long does the build stay broken? Do people avoid conflict? Team Culture

  38. PROGRAMMING How long does the build stay broken? Do people avoid conflict? Do people offer new ideas? Team Culture

  39. PROGRAMMING How long does the build stay broken? Do people avoid conflict? Do people offer new ideas? Team Culture Do people flag when they need help?

  40. PROGRAMMING How long does the build stay broken? Do people avoid conflict? Do people offer new ideas? Team Culture Do people flag when they need help? Do people feel okay to admit being wrong?

  41. PROGRAMMING Vision

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