Leading in Tech
summary
Outlines concrete leadership roles (mentor, tech lead, principal/staff engineer, manager, public leader), argues that leadership means promoting change for followers not issuing orders, and gives actionable practices: formalise mentorship, let tech leads focus on people not just tasks, handle power dynamics by speaking last in discussions, and manage team stress with the poop umbrella/funnel/fan model. Advises interview questions to ask to meet your manager, recommends The Manager’s Path and Rands Slack, and says leading requires listening, clarity and ongoing technical engagement.
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chapters (27)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:33LEADERSHIP IN TECH
- 1:58WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?
- 3:41WHAT'S THE POINT OF IT?
- 4:58THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF TECH LEADERSHIP
- 9:17PRINCIPAL/STAFF ENGINEER
- 11:18BEING A LEADER IN PUBLIC
- 13:36MANAGEMENT
- 16:13SENIOR LEADERSHIP
- 17:40PRINCIPLES
- 18:10LISTEN
- 20:43GENERATE CLARITY
- 21:51BE AWARE OF POWER DYNAMICS
- 25:03GENERATE ENERGY & INSPIRE OTHERS
- 26:25SPEAK LAST
- 27:33YOU'RE ALL ONE TEAM
- 28:36KEEPING OR BEING TECHNICAL
- 29:37MANAGE STRESSES
- 31:54FIND GOOD LEADERS
- 32:04INTERVIEW PROCESS
- 33:54PEOPLE YOU CAN LEARN FROM
- 34:17SOMEONE WHO WILL GIVE YOU FEEDBACK
- 35:07A VISION AND A VIEW YOU BUY INTO
- 36:24PEOPLE WHO WILL RESPECT YOU BACK
- 37:06SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO HELP YOU GROW (NOT JUST THEM)
- 38:37BECOMING A LEADER
- 42:33BOOKS
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