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WHAT I WISH I KNEW
@patkua
AS A FIRST TIME TECH LEAD
Who is @thoughtworks
Tech Radar First Continuous Integration Tool
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ABOUT @PATKUA
Architect
Developer
Leader
Coach
Life-long learner
Author
http://tiny.cc/retros
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http://tiny.cc/twtl
Tech Lead
Interviews from over 35 Tech Leads from various companies and industries
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PART 1
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PART 3
LIFE AS A DEVELOPER
FIRST TIME TECH LEAD
WISER TECH LEAD
PART 2
PART 1
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PART 3
LIFE AS A DEVELOPER
FIRST TIME TECH LEAD
WISER TECH LEAD
PART 2
PART 1
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PART 3PART 2
LIFE AS A DEVELOPER
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PART 1
LIFE AS A DEVELOPER
CONGRATULATIONSYou’ve just been
made a Tech Lead
You’ve just been made a Tech Lead
NOW WHAT?
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PART 1
LIFE AS A DEVELOPER
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PART 2
FIRST TIME TECH LEAD
PART 1
Clean Code
TDD
CI&CD
Refactoring
DDD
Design Patterns
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THE PATH IS ROCKY
MISTAKE LOYALTY CARD
MISTAKE LOYALTY CARD
Writing code all the time
MISTAKE LOYALTY CARD
Writing code all the time
Making all the technical decisions
MISTAKE LOYALTY CARD
Writing code all the time
Making all the technical decisions
People - that’s someone else’s
problem
MISTAKE LOYALTY CARD
Writing code all the time
Making all the technical decisions
People - that’s someone else’s
problem
The team know what
they’re doing
MISTAKE LOYALTY CARD
Writing code all the time
Making all the technical decisions
People - that’s someone else’s
problem
The team know what
they’re doing
They’ll resolve arguments themselves
MISTAKE LOYALTY CARD
Writing code all the time
Making all the technical decisions
People - that’s someone else’s
problem
The team know what
they’re doing
They’ll resolve arguments themselves
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PART 2
FIRST TIME TECH LEAD
PART 1
PART 3
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PART 2PART 1
WISER TECH LEAD
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The world will nolonger be binary
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no longer binary
no longer binary
no longer binary
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don’t needYou toall the answershave
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don’t need all the answers
I don’t know. Let’s ask someone or find someone
who knows
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Your role is not to beliked by everyone
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is not to be liked by everyone
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is not to be liked by everyone
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You are not alone
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You are not alone
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You are not alone
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You are not alone
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You are not alone
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You are not alone
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You are not alone
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You are not alone
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Non-technical areasare just as important
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Non-technical areas
Leader Developer
Architect
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People are complex
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People are complex
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People are complex
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People are complex
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You can’t doeverything yourself
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can’t do everything
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Use the Situational Leadership Model
can’t do everything
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Supp
ortin
g be
havi
our
Directing behaviourLow High
High
Low
Tell
SellParticipate
Delegate
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Supp
ortin
g be
havi
our
Directing behaviourLow High
High
Low
Tell
SellParticipate
Delegate
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There are many waysto be a leader
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many ways
COACH SHEPHERD SHAMAN CHAMPION
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You have a secret power
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secret power
No
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Your role gives you greater impact
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greater impact
10x
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greater impact
x 1.1
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PART 3
A WISER TECH LEAD
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PART 3
@patkua
THANK YOU!
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