leading leads - lessons from a growing team

W H AT H A P P E N S W H E N Y O U R T E A M L E V E L S U P

Lead to Lead2

Monika PiotrowiczDirector of Front End Development

@monsika

• Developing Leads • Expectations & Performance • What changes for you?

Today

Where do team leads come from?

Managing 101

Am I doing this right?

How can I be less reactive and more strategic?

What’s next for me?

When should I think about this?

A lead will have some combination of technical knowledge and skills, understanding of the business and product, and trust from your team

“Have you considered leading a team one day?”

Start Now• Ask

• Talk about what you do

Start Now• Ask

• Talk about what you do

• Create opportunities

Make Space

A lead will have some combination of technical knowledge and skills, understanding of the business and product, and trust from your team all so they can help develop their team

Setting Expectations &

Measuring Performance

micromanaging directionless laissez faire

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Am I doing this right?

How can I be less reactive and more strategic?

What’s next for me?

The most impactful thing I can do today is…

Right now I'm not great at…

In a few months I want try…

They will do things their way

Your New Role

“I trust you to do the right thing - Here’s a list of things you should do”

Become a Coach

Make Space

Take Spacenew

Own your growth

Resources• Software leads weekly mailer

• http://softwareleadweekly.com/ • Giving feedback with radical candor

• http://www.fastcompany.com/3054668/lessons-learned/former-googler-lets-us-in-on-the-surprising-secret-to-being-a-good-boss

• The Art of Powerful Questions • http://www.sparc.bc.ca/the-art-of-powerful-questions

Q U E S T I O N S ?

Thanks!

@ M O N S I K A