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5 Tips for Aspiring Tech Managers

Rob Waller
February 27, 2018

5 Tips for Aspiring Tech Managers

Explains why more developers should become managers and offers some simple tips for those considering a move in management.

Rob Waller

February 27, 2018
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    5 Tips for
    Aspiring Tech
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    Head of Technology
    Jekyll
    WordPress
    Laravel
    Vue.js

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    One Management Talk
    PHP UK 18
    PHP North West 17
    PHP South Coast 17
    PHP UK 17

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    0. Talk About
    Management

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    Along Came Two Monsters!!
    Sale-osaurus
    Rex
    Megalo-CTO

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    The End 

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    1. You Don’t
    Have to be a
    Great Developer

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    Connect these Managers

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    Empathy
    Experience
    Communication

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    Own Up
    Apologise
    Change
    Move On

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    3. Expect the
    Unexpected

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    The Compromise Matrix
    Belligerent
    Pushover
    Pedantic
    Lenient
    Me

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    Not Dave’s Code

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    Security
    Testing
    Timelines
    Deployments

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    Trust
    Respect
    Learn

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