WHAT I WISH I KNEW

@patkua

AS A FIRST TIME TECH LEAD

Who is @thoughtworks

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ABOUT @PATKUA

Architect

Developer

Leader

Coach

Life-long learner

Author

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Tech Lead

Interviews from over 35 Tech Leads from various companies and industries

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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

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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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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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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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g be

havi

our

Directing behaviourLow High

High

Low

Tell

SellParticipate

Delegate

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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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@patkua

THANK YOU!

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