Post on 16-Apr-2017
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TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP MATTERS
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What happens without Technical Leadership?
5 persistence frameworks
5 persistence frameworks
3 automated test frameworks
5 persistence frameworks
3 automated test frameworks
5 parallel branches
5 persistence frameworks
3 automated test frameworks
5 parallel branches
A hand-rolled source control system
5 persistence frameworks
3 automated test frameworks
5 parallel branches
A hand-rolled source control system
All on the same project…
Think I’m
kidding?
@julianboot
@julianboot@thejayfields: I had ten guys on my last project, all of them had opinions and all of them were expressed in the code base #speakerconf
Source: http://twitter.com/julianboot/status/232830267822309376
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TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP MATTERS
Just imagine…
IMPACT
IMPACT INFLUENCE
Amplify your IMPACT
BUT
BUTA WARNING
Once upon a time…
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Once upon a time…
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Once upon a time…
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New Development
Once upon a time…
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Support
New Development
Once upon a time…
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Support
New Development
8 months later…
Once upon a time…
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Support
New Development
8 months later…
Once upon a time…
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Support
New Development
8 months later…
Technical Vision Matters
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Technical Vision Matters
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A SIMPLE TEST FOR AN EFFECTIVE TECH LEAD...
Does the codebase look like it was written by a single person?
Yes No
LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP
NOT *JUST* LEADERS
A quick test…
Stuart Halloway Rebecca Wirfs-Brock
Kathy SierraMartin Fowler
EVERYONE CAN BE A LEADER
Strength in Diversity
“...over the past six years, companies with at least some female board representation outperformed those with no women on the board in terms of share price performance.”
STRENGTH IN DIVERSITY
Source: Credit Suisse Research Institute (August 2012) http://bit.ly/Oozuvl
“...over the past six years, companies with at least some female board representation outperformed those with no women on the board in terms of share price performance.”
STRENGTH IN DIVERSITY
Return on Equity
12%
Source: Credit Suisse Research Institute (August 2012) http://bit.ly/Oozuvl
“...over the past six years, companies with at least some female board representation outperformed those with no women on the board in terms of share price performance.”
STRENGTH IN DIVERSITY
Return on Equity
12% 16%
Return on Equity
Source: Credit Suisse Research Institute (August 2012) http://bit.ly/Oozuvl
STRENGTH IN DIVERSITY
Collective Accuracy
= Average Accuracy + Diversity*
STRENGTH IN DIVERSITY
Collective Accuracy
= Average Accuracy + Diversity*
STRENGTH IN DIVERSITY
* Requires ability to integrate
Team Culture
Team Culture
TEAM CULTURE
Team Culture
How long does the build stay broken?
TEAM CULTURE
Team Culture
How long does the build stay broken? Do people avoid
conflict?
TEAM CULTURE
Team Culture
How long does the build stay broken? Do people avoid
conflict?
Do people offer new ideas?
TEAM CULTURE
Team Culture
How long does the build stay broken? Do people avoid
conflict?
Do people offer new ideas?
Do people flag when they need help?
TEAM CULTURE
Team Culture
How long does the build stay broken? Do people avoid
conflict?
Do people offer new ideas?
Do people flag when they need help?
Do people feel okay to admit being wrong?
TEAM CULTURE
EVERYONE CAN BE A LEADER
EVERYONE CAN BE A LEADER
HOW CAN?
FEATURE DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
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A forgotten agile methodology
Is it okay to tell people what to do?
Is it okay to tell people what to do?
YES
but only sometimes
SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP MODEL
HighDirecting BehaviourLow
High
Supp
ortin
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havi
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Part
icip
ate
Sell
Tell
Delega
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SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP MODEL
HighDirecting BehaviourLow
High
Supp
ortin
g Be
havi
our
Part
icip
ate
Sell
Tell
Delega
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CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
IMPACT INFLUENCE
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TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP MATTERS
@patkua Patrick Kua
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