From nerd to being heard
summary
Path from developer to engineering leader centers on concrete shifts: stop doing the teams’ work, start building teams, recruit diversity, and act as a party organizer—connect people, surface reusable pipelines and docs, and ensure meaningful work. Use a mentor who has held the role, read DORA/Accelerate/Team Topologies, and adopt safety practices like pair programming, TDD, peer review. Measure progress by trust earned: “I’ll get it done” moments, not titles.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Prae introduces Mrinal
- 0:52Mrinal introduces himself
- 2:57Expectations of a leadership role
- 6:35Pathways to leadership
- 11:36Empowering and building teams
- 12:18Empowering and building teams - safety
- 13:57Leadership metaphor - party organiser
- 15:38Lessons learned - Mentor
- 18:15The big picture
- 21:38Building professional relationships
- 22:19Nataleigh Elston on building relationships
- 24:31Strengths and weaknesses
- 25:30Get things done
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