From Developer to Team Lead: Leveling Up at CIAN
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Talk describes how real estate marketplace CIAN handled rapid growth by turning senior developers into team leads to solve a management shortage. It covers company transformation as a catalyst for personal growth and compares vertical (management) and horizontal (senior/technical) career paths, discussing ways to combine them without harming teams.
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chapters (19)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:06Company growth challenges
- 4:18Career growth examples
- 6:04Motivation and communication
- 8:28Mistakes in team lead selection
- 10:13Hard vs soft skills
- 11:59Company values and hiring
- 13:24Change readiness and self-development
- 14:30Customer focus and teamwork
- 16:34Hire or train leads
- 18:21Company and employee priorities
- 20:35Articulating goals and motivation
- 22:01Systematic development approach
- 24:51Manager profile and competency assessment
- 27:45Personal development plan example
- 30:12Common mistakes and fixes
- 32:47Adaptation and gradual growth
- 33:51Recommendations for companies
- 34:34Conclusion and Q&A
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