[Joanna Chwastowska] Keynote: 100x impact - from an Individual Contributor to Technical Leader

Presentation from GDG DevFest Ukraine 2017 - the biggest community-driven Google tech conference in the CEE.

Learn more at: https://devfest.gdg.org.ua

Transcript

1. 100x impact from an individual contributor to a team leader Joanna Chwastowska Engineering Manager & Coach @ Google DeepMind
2. What
3. #dfua Who are you? Why are you here?
4. Engineering is not the art of building devices; it’s the art of fixing problems. - Yonatan Zunger “
5. #dfua What is your goal? Think BIG. Big, bold, visionary goals are the only ones worth pursuing.
6. #dfua
7. #dfua They cannot be achieved alone. Every man, no matter how brilliant, has his limits.
8. #dfua Everyone has blind spots. Working together in a diverse group eliminates them.
9. How
10. When you’re more of a people person you’re not less of a software engineer - Joanna Chwastowska “
11. Project Oxygen
12. #dfua Team 1 Create an inclusive, safe environment based on trust, encourage risk-taking 2 Team is people - show concern for success and well-being 3 Support career development, discuss performance, be a good coach
13. #dfua Ownership 1 Focus on the goal 2 No excuses 3 Failure is on the leader, success is on the team
14. #dfua Delegation 1 Delegate anything you can 2 Keep the ugly part for yourself 3 Empower the team - control the goal, not the way
15. #dfua Communication 1 Listen and share information 2 Collaborate across the organization 3 Be a strong decision-maker
16. #dfua Dream big, start small. There’s no failure, only feedback.
17. #dfua Read. Practice. Grow. Out of your comfort zone. rework.withgoogle.com
18. www.deepmind.com/careers Want to learn more?
19. Joanna Chwastowska jchwastowska@google.com Questions? Thank you! rework.withgoogle.com