NeverFriday

JUNE 18, 2013

Some notes from the Effective Technical Leadership talk given by David Byttow. Attributes of an effective technical lead. Coach other engineers. Load-balance work among the team. Knowledge: “A strong tech lead’s knowledge is broad and deep…A tech lead should be a master of several technologies.”

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SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2013

I''m spending more of my time recently working with non-technical startup founders who are having challenges with their software/web/mobile development teams. Common Signals I''ve written previously about Symptoms of a Weak Development Team. Rogue developers with their own agenda. Bugs – no big deal.

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Strategic Tech

MARCH 16, 2021

For many people, this is a waste of time; it’s pretentious developers geeking out over unnecessary perfectionism. The same mindset should also be applied to architecture; involve the whole team and challenge the small details. No generic technical patterns can help you to define the right boundaries and interaction patterns.

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Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Tell them that the role of ScrumMaster is as a servant-leader, coach, and facilitator, navigating the dynamics of the team to ensure Scrum practices are followed and value is delivered effectively. Servant Leadership: prioritizing the needs of the team and helping others to perform as highly as possible.

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Gitprime

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

GitPrime elevates engineering leadership with objective data. In this interview series, Engineering Leaders talk about how to build high performing teams. But the same principles apply whether your team has an office or you’re scattered around the world. Two (equal) leadership paths.

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Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

JULY 11, 2019

Leaders and managers both require skills that can be taught, and developing those employees from within the company can be the most timely and economically efficient way to do so. Developing leaders from within the organization. Katie’s favorite resources on leadership & management. We are a fully distributed team.

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