Level Up: Choosing The Technical Leadership Path • Patrick Kua • YOW! 2024

This presentation was recorded at YOW! Australia 2024. #GOTOcon #YOW https://yowcon.com Patrick Kua - Founder of the Tech Lead Academy @thekua RESOURCES https://hachyderm.io/@patkua https://twitter.com/patkua https://www.linkedin.com/in/patkua https://github.com/thekua https://patkua.com ABSTRACT Do you want to have more impact in your work? Do you want to grow in your career? Do you want to know what "good" technical leadership looks like? Then come along to this talk where Pat Kua, who has been growing technical leaders for more than a decade, will share some practical advice on what it means to be a good technical leader, where to get started and how you can level up. [...] TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 01:45 Agenda 02:28 Exploring technical leadership 02:33 Story 07:47 Lack of technical alignment 10:16 Accidental complexity 13:21 What is technical leadership? 16:29 Technical alignment 20:14 Who's accountable for tech leadership? 21:33 Trident model 28:10 Leadership skills 30:39 Reasons for you 31:24 Reason 1: Build different skills 32:10 Reason 2: Shape the team environment 33:06 Reason 3: Have greater impact 33:56 Reason 4: See growth in others 34:37 Reason 5: Work on more challenging problems 34:44 How to get started 39:03 Recipe 39:43 Outro Download slides and read the full abstract here: https://yowcon.com/brisbane-2024/sessions/3134 RECOMMENDED BOOKS Patrick Kua • Talking with Tech Leads • https://amzn.to/3ECO3xB Patrick Kua • The Retrospective Handbook • https://amzn.to/4jpxxQN Neal Ford, Rebecca Parsons & Patrick Kua • Building Evolutionary Architectures • https://amzn.to/42qXJV2 Roger Fisher, William L. Ury & Bruce Patton • Getting to Yes • https://amzn.to/4iWdh8e Jon Gordon • The Power of Positive Leadership • https://amzn.to/3RTQLC0 Jean Greaves, Travis Bradberry & Patrick M. Lencioni • Emotional Intelligence 2.0 • https://amzn.to/3RWeSQy Michael Bungay Stanier • The Coaching Habit • https://amzn.to/3RQNzah Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen • Thanks for the Feedback • https://amzn.to/3GJwCfD Grenny, Patterson, McMillan, Switzler & Gregory • Crucial Conversations • https://amzn.to/44ZKjAZ https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #TechLeads #Teams #Culture #CompanyCulture #TeamCulture #Leadership #TechLeadership #TechnicalAlignment #PatrickKua #YOWcon CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1