The Hidden Secrets of Awesome Engineering Leadership

Leading software engineering teams is hard. There are hidden secrets to being successful in the role that aren't widely spoken about, but make a huge impact to the quality of our software products, and to customer satisfaction.

In this session we will explore these hidden secrets, discuss why they're important and what impact they can make in building awesome products. We will then identify within our own companies, what opportunities there are to put these secrets into action.

Transcript

1. THE HIDDEN SECRETS OF AWESOME ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP DAN HARPER HEAD OF INTEGRATIONS FOUNDER
2. PEOPLE IT’S ALL ABOUT
3. PEOPLE? WHY $ ? ?
4. PEOPLE SOFTWARE VS Predictable Ordered Do as they’re told Physics Unpredictable Chaos Politics ? vs vs vs vs
5. DISAGREEABLE BECOME
6. DISAGREEABLE BECOME Personality and Leadership: A Qualitative and Quantitative Review Timothy A. Judge et al, Journal of Applied Psychology, 2002, Vol. 87, No. 4, 765–780 1. Extraversion 2. Contentiousness 3. Openness to Experience 4. Neuroticism 5. Agreeableness
7. SAY ‘NO’ MORE OFTEN TO CUSTOMERS, CEOS, MANAGERS & BOARD MEMBERS
8. CONFLICT NEVER SHY AWAY FROM
9. GIVE FEEDBACK FAST, SHARP AND HONEST
10. BE BRUTALLY HONEST AS GENTLE AS POSSIBLE
11. YOU’RE RESPONSIBLE SO LEAVE A LEGACY
12. GAINING ALIGNMENT GET SHIT DONE BY
13. FIGHT FOR YOUR TEAM DEFEND, SHELTER AND
14. SO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SCALE YOU DO NOT SCALE
15. MOVE CHAOS OUT OF THE TEAM AND ON TO YOU
16. YOU SET THE CULTURE BY WHAT YOU ALLOW TO HAPPEN
17. TO THEIR DEATH PEOPLE FOLLOW LEADERS
18. GROW AND CHANGE GET THEE TO A MEETUP!
19. WEDNESDAY, 15TH AUGUST 2018 https://www.meetup.com/Leadership-of-Awesome/
20. DISCUSSION GROUP What did you disagree with? What resonated with you? What is the #1 thing you can immediately focus on?
21. WEDNESDAY, 15TH AUGUST 2018 https://www.meetup.com/Leadership-of-Awesome/