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Tech Talk #1 How to Build a Tech Team
13 May 2014
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“Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification” Martin Fischer
Machine Learning Power to the Data
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” Arthur C. Clarke
“The only easy day was yesterday” SEAL Motto
Service Before Self Integrity First
Excellence in All We Do
Values => Culture
Leadership => Values
Leadership => Values => Culture
“Leadership is Influence” John C. Maxwell
"I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it."
Thomas Jefferson
Mission first. People Always.
“You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want.”
Zig Ziglar
“Ummm, I’m gonna need you to go ahead and come in tomorrow.”
professional is expensive, “If you think hiring a
try hiring amateurs”
Lead people. Manage things.
the key to any good relationship Open and honest communication is
A tech team is still a team.
“It pays to be a winner” SEAL motto
Takeaways!
- A tech team is still a team! - Leadership => Values => Culture - Lead people. Manage things. - Communicate openly/honestly. - Don’t surprise. Manage expectations. - Embrace uncomfortable conversations. - Lead your team well, and they’ll do the rest.
Q&A Fodder!
- Establishing Mission/Vision/Values - Managing the Team’s Expectations - Recruiting/Retention/Reviews - Remote Work Policies - Product vs Services vs Technology - Emergence of Corporatization/Bureaucracy - Organic Growth vs Venture Capitalization - What do you do when __________?
Q&A!
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