Deadlines Ate My Team
summary
A startup infrastructure manager describes how the company’s relentless pace eroded team quality and his own focus as a leader, causing negative effects for the team, the business and himself. He explains recognizing the problem, the costs it produced, and the lessons he learned while rebuilding the team into a highly functional, aligned and happy unit.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:14Tech leads’ responsibilities at speed
- 5:57Don’t ignore the problems—they will haunt you
- 11:18Hire people who embrace challenge: delegate and support
- 12:25Commit and get your hands dirty again
- 13:52Look to the future and leave the past behind
- 15:16Hiring humans: your cornerstone
- 21:30Renew the message: from systems to infrastructure
- 22:35This is your job: take responsibility
- 23:43So You Want to Be a Wizare? Great lead—learn to play Risk
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