5 Leadership Hacks For Building Great Teams

"People don't quit their job, they quit their boss"

Ever wondered if there is a way to systematically get better as a manager? What if you could apply concepts such as "code reviews" to your managerial decisions? What if you could learn how to help your teammates become more productive without micro-manage them?

Managing people is hard, I know because I’m a practitioner, not a theorist. Learn from detailed insights, based on building, growing and mentoring teams and managers over the last 6 years.

In this talk, you will learn 5 pragmatic and actionable ways to boost your management skills.

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3. • Management and leadership skills can and should be intentionally and proactively practiced. • Continuous feedback is the only way to systematically improve over time.
5. “People don't quit their job, they quit their boss”
6. Reminder No more “one man show”, sorry. (subtle)
7. Then Now The real question: How do you make your teammates X10 better?
8. 1 Create a system where you can proactively learn from others hack #
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11. 2 Intentional peer pressure will create learning opportunities hack #
12. Break it into small pieces together Create interfaces & mocks Task A Task A Task B Task B Task C Task C Integration … … Peer pressure Break big problems into smaller ones Code review Co-ownership Design + estimation skills
13. 3 “Great leaders create culture by design, while average leaders allow culture to evolve by default” -- Mike Myatt hack #
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15. One little poster… Cost: ~70 NIS < 15 minutes of work
16. The last person to join is responsible to create a personal welcome kit to the next employee. . Hires How To Use Your Unfair Advantage To Create an Unforgettable First Day For New Read more:
17. 4 Reduce philosophical debates and unicorn-style solutions. hack #
18. Sometimes, we tend to build the wrong stuff. So - optimize for (business) learning. Suggested model: 1. How easy will it be to add new features? 2. How easy will it be to change existing feature? 3. How easy will it be for a new teammate to become productive?
19. 5 Leading by example means to put yourself in their shoes too hack #
20. To a level where you can: 1. Conduct an intelligent conversation. 2. Provide feedback. 3. Help with prioritization. Can they own it? Can they educate the team?