patterns and anti-patterns of tech leadership
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PATTERNS AND ANTI-‐PATTERNS OF TECH LEADERSHIP
@laurapatersonuk & @patkua
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ABOUT US
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ABOUT US
@laurapatersonuk Laura Paterson
Architect
Tech Lead
Coach
Project Manager
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ABOUT US
@patkua Patrick Kua
Architect
Tech Lead
Author
Coach
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Interviews from over 35 Tech Leads from various companies and industries
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JOURNEY OF A TECH LEAD
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OUR FIRST-TIME TECH LEAD
Hayden
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Public Website
Content API
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“Wow. I’ve just been made a Tech Lead”
Hayden
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Content API Team
QA Dev
Dev
Grad
BA
Dev
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“What does a Tech Lead do exactly?”
Hayden
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JOURNEY OF A TECH LEAD
PART 1
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“Something I can really get my teeth into!”
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“This is going to be great, I’ve been looking for a chance to try a new RESTful API design.”
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“Wow, we really don’t have much time I better get my
head down and start coding...”
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“I need to do this myself to make sure it’s right...”
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IT ORGANISATION MAP
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A LONG-TIME TECH LEAD
Bobbie
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“Hayden, can we chat?”
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“I’ve noticed a few things I’d like to share with you.”
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“Errr… sure.”
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“Great!”
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“What are your developers thinking and feeling?”
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“Hmmm...”
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Content API Team
Dev
Dev Grad
BA
Dev
QA
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ANTI-PATTERNS
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MOLE
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DICTATOR
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HERO
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ANTI-PATTERNS
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“I need to do things differently...”
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“I need to look up from the code, and see the bigger
picture”
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“I need to leave the team make their own decisions”
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“I need to give everyone a chance to work on the
interesting bits”
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JOURNEY OF A TECH LEAD
PART 2
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“I’m going to let the team find the solution.”
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“Instead of TDD, we are going to do Performance-Testing
Driven Development”
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“Hayden, can we chat?”
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“Oh...”
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Content API Team
QA Dev
Dev Grad
BA Dev
?? ??
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ANTI-PATTERNS
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IVORY TOWER
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OUTSIDER
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ANTI-PATTERNS
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“I need to do things differently...”
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“I need to really get to know the team.”
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“Encouraging debate will engage the team, and result in
better solutions.”
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“If I teach what I know, instead of doing it myself, we’ll be a
better team”
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JOURNEY OF A TECH LEAD
PART 3
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LEARNINGS
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ANTI-PATTERNS RECAP
MOLE
DICTATOR
HERO
OUTSIDER
IVORY TOWER
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PATTERNS
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TEACHER
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COACH
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BRIDGE
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CHAMPION
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TEAM MEMBER
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MENTOR
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CONCLUSION
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CONCLUSION
● Many more...
● Context is king
● Feedback is essential
● Stay in balance
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JOURNEY OF A TECH LEAD
THE EPILOGUE
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Bobbie Jessie Hayden
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THANK YOU
For questions:
@laurapatersonuk
@patkua