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Patterns and Anti-Patterns of Tech Leadership @laurapatersonuk @patkua ABOUT US ABOUT US @laurapatersonuk Laura Paterson Architect Tech Lead Coach Project Manager ABOUT US @patkua Patrick Kua Architect Tech Lead Author Coach

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Patterns and Anti-Patterns of Tech Leadership

@laurapatersonuk @patkua

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ABOUT US

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ABOUT US

@laurapatersonuk

Laura Paterson

Architect Tech Lead Coach Project Manager

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ABOUT US

@patkua

Patrick Kua

Architect Tech Lead Author Coach

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Interviews from over 35 Tech Leads from various companies and industries

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JOURNEY OF A TECH LEAD

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OUR FIRST-TIME TECH LEAD

Hayden

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Public Website Content API

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“Wow. I’ve just been made a Tech Lead”

Hayden

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Content API Team

QA Dev Dev Grad BA Dev

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“What does a Tech Lead do exactly?”

Hayden

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JOURNEY OF A TECH LEAD

PART 1

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“Something I can really get my teeth into!”

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“This is going to be great, I’ve been looking for a chance to try a new RESTful API design.”

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“Wow, we really don’t have much time I better get my head down and start coding...”

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“I need to do this myself to make sure it’s right...”

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IT ORGANISATION MAP

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A LONG-TIME TECH LEAD

Bobbie

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“Hayden, can we chat?”

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“I’ve noticed a few things I’d like to share with you.”

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“Errr… sure.”

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“Great!”

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“What are your developers thinking and feeling?”

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“Hmmm...”

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Content API Team

Dev Dev Grad BA Dev QA

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ANTI-PATTERNS

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MOLE

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DICTATOR

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HERO

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ANTI-PATTERNS

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“I need to do things differently...”

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“I need to look up from the code, and see the bigger picture”

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“I need to leave the team make their own decisions”

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“I need to give everyone a chance to work on the interesting bits”

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JOURNEY OF A TECH LEAD

PART 2

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“I’m going to let the team find the solution.”

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“Instead of TDD, we are going to do Performance-Testing Driven Development”

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“Hayden, can we chat?”

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“Oh...”

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Content API Team

QA Dev Dev Grad BA Dev

?

?

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ANTI-PATTERNS

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IVORY TOWER

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OUTSIDER

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ANTI-PATTERNS

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“I need to do things differently...”

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“I need to really get to know the team.”

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“Encouraging debate will engage the team, and result in better solutions.”

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“If I teach what I know, instead

  • f doing it myself, we’ll be a

better team”

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JOURNEY OF A TECH LEAD

PART 3

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LEARNINGS

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ANTI-PATTERNS RECAP

MOLE DICTATOR HERO OUTSIDER IVORY TOWER

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PATTERNS

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TEACHER

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COACH

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BRIDGE

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CHAMPION

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TEAM MEMBER

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MENTOR

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CONCLUSION

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CONCLUSION

  • Many more...
  • Context is king
  • Feedback is essential
  • Stay in balance
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JOURNEY OF A TECH LEAD

THE EPILOGUE

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Bobbie Jessie Hayden

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Thanks !

@laurapatersonuk @patkua

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THANK YOU

For questions:

@laurapatersonuk @patkua