Talking With Tech Leads • Patrick Kua • GOTO 2020

This presentation was recorded at GOTOpia November 2020. #GOTOcon #GOTOpia http://gotopia.eu Patrick Kua - O'Reilly Author & Technology Leader @thekua RESOURCES https://hachyderm.io/@patkua https://twitter.com/patkua https://www.linkedin.com/in/patkua https://github.com/thekua https://patkua.com ABSTRACT As a software engineer, you will have learned that "naming things" will remain one of the most difficult tasks in our industry. This is even more confusing when it comes to roles and responsibilities for the tech lead role. After interviewing many people playing technical leadership roles, establishing a European-wide tech lead training program in his last company, and training hundreds of tech leads around the world, Patrick will share his lessons learned about what exactly a tech lead is, and what it takes to make the role successful. If you currently have or would like to take on a leadership role for an engineering team, come to this session to hear some practical tips [...] TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 02:07 Agenda 02:57 Archetypical story of a tech lead 04:33 Lesson 1 04:53 Archetypical story of a tech lead continued 09:34 What is a tech lead? 12:08 Lesson 2 12:17 What is a tech lead? continued 20:05 Lesson 3 20:35 Surprises & struggles 25:33 Lesson 4 25:46 Surprises & struggles continued 26:34 A great tech lead 32:19 Lesson 5 33:24 Keys to growth Download slides and read the full abstract here: https://gotopia.eu/november-2020/sessions/1644 RECOMMENDED BOOKS Patrick Kua • Talking with Tech Leads • https://amzn.to/3ECO3xB Patrick Kua • The Retrospective Handbook • https://amzn.to/4jpxxQN Neal Ford, Rebecca Parsons & Patrick Kua • Building Evolutionary Architectures • https://amzn.to/42qXJV2 https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #TechLeads #Teams #Culture #CompanyCulture #TeamCulture #Leadership #TechLeadership #PatrickKua CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1