Levelling up to Become a Technical Lead

DDD Scotland (Glasgow, UK)

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1. LEVELLING UP TO
   BECOME A TECHNICAL
   LEAD
   TUGBERK UGURLU
   TECHNICAL LEAD @ REDGATE
   @TOURISMGEEK
   

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2. @tourismgeek
   tugberkugurlu.com
   github.com/tugberkugurlu
   linkedin.com/in/tugberk
   stackoverflow.com/users/463785/tugberk
   

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3. @redgate
   medium.com/IngeniouslySimple
   red-gate.com/careers
   

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4. YOUR LIFE AS A SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
   

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5. TECHNICAL
   LEADERSHIP IS SO
   MUCH DIFFERENT
   https://flic.kr/p/s6fgYK
   

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6. LET’S DEFINE THE ROLE
   https://flic.kr/p/niCXrs
   

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7. TECHNICAL LEAD IS AN ENABLER!
   

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8. COMMONALITIES ACROSS ORGS
   • Responsible for the technical direction of the products or services produced by the team
   • Guides the team through engineering challenges and decision making
   • Hands-on in terms of coding
   • Line management of software engineers on the team
   • Contributes to org level engineering activities (e.g. cross-cutting engineering concerns,
   recruitment, etc.)
   

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9. LESSONS LEARNED BY LEADING A
   DEVELOPMENT TEAM
   https://flic.kr/p/5AJVks
   

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10. KNOW THE
    RULES OF
    THE GAME
    https://flic.kr/p/f5Hq
    

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11. UNDERSTAND YOUR
    DOMAIN AND EMBRACE THE
    BUSINESS AS A WHOLE
    http://amzn.to/2EhtzKB
    

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12. STRIVE FOR
    UNDERSTANDING THE
    IMPACT: MEASURE!
    http://amzn.to/2nZkydV
    

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13. LEAD BY EXAMPLE
    https://flic.kr/p/ed4NcB
    

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14. VISUALIZE THE VISION
    AND ARCHITECTURE
    AT DIFFERENT LEVELS
    https://c4model.com
    

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15. OPINIONS VS. PRINCIPALS
    

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16. SHARED OWNERSHIP WITHIN THE TEAM
    http://bit.ly/2y2tJRf
    

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17. DELEGATE TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
    https://flic.kr/p/9NhjJ4
    

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18. KEEP TALKING TO YOUR TEAM
    https://flic.kr/p/nbM2uu
    

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19. SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP
    (SL2)
    There isn’t one cookie-cutter approach to leadership
    

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20. SENSE WHAT’S
    HAPPENING IN YOUR
    TEAM
    The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
    

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21. THE FIVE DYSFUNCTIONS OF
    A TEAM
    http://amzn.to/2nXpO1P
    

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22. MAIN TAKEAWAY: BALANCE IS THE KEY
    

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23. DON’T FORGET THIS: YOUR
    IMPACT IS AMPLIFIED NOW!
    http://amzn.to/2o0yR2a
    

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25. YOUR FEEDBACK
    http://bit.ly/2ESKksj
    

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