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Things I learned as a lead developer - webcampzg

Things I learned as a lead developer - webcampzg

Given at Webcamp Zagreb 2016

Pascal de Vink

October 28, 2016
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  1. Mid Dev Keynote Speaker Sr. Dev Chief Architect Distinguished Dev

    Dev Evangelist Author/ Speaker Junior Dev Dev Manager Project Manager Freelance Dev Solopreneur Startup Founder Small Business CEO Founder, 3rd company Chairperson of the Board Director of Product Engineering/ Team Lead VP of Product Director/VP Engineering CTO Developer Manager Entrepreneur Founder, 2nd company Brandon Hays
  2. Mid Dev Keynote Speaker Sr. Dev Chief Architect Distinguished Dev

    Dev Evangelist Author/ Speaker Junior Dev Dev Manager Project Manager Freelance Dev Solopreneur Startup Founder Small Business CEO Founder, 3rd company Chairperson of the Board Director of Product Engineering/ Team Lead VP of Product Director/VP Engineering CTO Developer Manager Entrepreneur Founder, 2nd company Brandon Hays
  3. –Gruenter and Whitaker “The culture of any organisation is shaped

    by the worst behaviour the leader is willing to tolerate”
  4. • Mentoring • Giving and receiving feedback • Motivating •

    Hiring (and firing) people • Sickness / personal problems
  5. • Mentoring • Giving and receiving feedback • Motivating •

    Hiring (and firing) people • Sickness / personal problems • Lead by example
  6. –Susan Gale “We all have something in common. It’s just

    a matter of taking the time to find out what it is.”
  7. Things you can do right now • Start mentoring •

    Ask for help • Feedback • Public speaking
  8. Things you can do right now • Start mentoring •

    Ask for help • Feedback • Public speaking • Take an interest

  9. Thank you! • https://speakerdeck.com/tehviking/hacking-spacetime- for-a-successful-career • https://phpmentoring.org • http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Asking-Learned- Worrying/dp/1455581089

    • https://leanpub.com/talking-with-tech-leads • http://simpleprogrammer.com/2015/05/25/some-advice- on-becoming-a-lead-developer/