From Developer to Development Manager

In this session Pat will tell some stories about how he has grown (and failed) so that you don't need to make the same type of mistakes that he did.

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1. From Developer to Dev Manager
   The more things change, the more they stay the same
   

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2. Pat Hermens
   Development Manager
   Coding for 15+ years
   Father & husband
   Rotterdam, Netherlands
   careersatcoolblue.com
   @phermens
   pat@coolblue.nl
   

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10. What got you here, won’t get you there
    Marshall Goldsmith
    

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11. What got you here, won’t get you there
    Marshall Goldsmith
    Looking backwards is not
    about creating change.
    It’s about understanding.
    

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12. From Developer to Dev Manager
    The more things change, the more they stay the same
    

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13. What got you here, won’t get you there
    Marshall Goldsmith
    Looking backwards is not
    about creating change.
    It’s about understanding.
    

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15. Listen
    

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16. Listen Own
    

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17. Listen Own
    Fail
    

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18. Listen Own
    Assist
    Fail
    

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    @phermens
    Story time!
    

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20. Link to the tweet
    

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    @phermens
    

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22. Becoming a Better Programmer
    Pete Goodliffe
    Title
    Author(s)
    

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23. Becoming a Better Programmer
    Pete Goodliffe
    Featuring a key quote
    from the book
    Title
    Author(s)
    

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24. Listen Own
    Assist
    Fail
    

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25. Listen Own
    Assist
    Fail
    

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26. twitter.com/eryno/status/1062751626161721344
    

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    @phermens
    

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28. Becoming a Better Programmer
    Pete Goodliffe
    

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29. Becoming a Better Programmer
    Pete Goodliffe
    Good programmers
    are good communicators.
    They talk, write, code,
    listen, and read well.
    

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30. Listen Own
    Assist
    Fail
    

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31. Listen Own
    Assist
    Fail
    

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32. twitter.com/Nick_Craver/status/1047925037007884288
    

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    @phermens
    

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    @phermens
    

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    @phermens
    

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36. Extreme Ownership
    Jocko Willink & Leif Babin
    

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37. Extreme Ownership
    Jocko Willink & Leif Babin
    It’s not what you preach,
    it’s what you tolerate.
    

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38. Listen Own
    Assist
    Fail
    

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39. Listen Own
    Assist
    Fail
    

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40. twitter.com/mattbarcomb/status/1062477295539998723
    

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    @phermens
    €0
    

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42. Failing Forward
    John C. Maxwell
    

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43. Failing Forward
    John C. Maxwell
    Fail early, fail often,
    but always fail forward.
    

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44. Own
    Listen
    Assist
    Fail
    

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45. Fail
    Own
    Listen
    Assist
    

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46. twitter.com/joulee/status/1062740450686132224
    

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    @phermens
    

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48. My Management Handbook
    

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49. twitter.com/icecrime/status/1065483753802338309
    

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50. Spark
    Angie Morgan, Courtney Lynch, & Sean Lynch
    

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51. Spark
    Angie Morgan, Courtney Lynch, & Sean Lynch
    A leader is someone who
    influences outcomes
    and inspires others.
    

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52. Fail
    Own
    Listen
    Assist
    

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53. Assist
    Fail
    Own
    Listen
    

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55. Think positively! We are all learning
    

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56. Homework
    

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57. Read as much as you can
    

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58. Find, create, or ask for a README
    

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59. Play @lara_hogan’s “Manager Voltron”
    

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60. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes
    

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62. No one can do it for you,
    but you can’t do it alone.
    

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    @phermens
    Credits/disclaimers
    ● BIG THANKS to all those that have come before me and enabled me to
    share THEIR knowledge, achievements, and experiences.
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    ● All icons & shapes are from Wikimedia Commons: CC BY-SA 3.0.
    ● All book covers are copyright their respective owners, utilised under “fair use”.
    ● All photos are either “public domain”, or rights have been granted.
    ● Tweets have been obtained publicly, referenced & hyperlinked.
    

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    @phermens
    Thanks
    @phermens hermens.com.au
    pat@coolblue.nl careersatcoolblue.com
    

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65. Questions?
    

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