Tech Lead Coaching Network

Hey Tech Leads, On this episode I go a little hard. I pound on the idea that your team needs to be engaged in meetings. But how? SEGMENTS- 0:03 - Intro

I've left you hanging for +/- 16 weeks!!!! Let's talk about where we came from, where we're going, and mental toughness.

It's Monday and you need some motivation. So do I. In this episode, I give you some ideas about why being negative is so lame and an idea about how to improve your psychological capital -- just to scratch the very surface of a BIG topic! Links:  https://www.ivyexec.com/career-advice/2014/positively-happy-at-work/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/elenabajic/2014/09/12/how-to-adjust-your-attitude-and-keep-your-job/#138872b0281d Don't forget to download our free new book, How To Be a Tech Lead now! https://leanpub.com/how-to-be-a-tech-lead/  And share your feedback with the author, Michael Rice, directly at michael@techleadcoaching.com Being a tech lead is hard! We're here to support you.

Rambling post today about about what it means to stress out about code as a junior developer as you're refactoring, how you can help as a tech lead, and why it's important that you do! The post I mention in the pod is here: https://dev.to/jnschrag/refactoring-the-worst-code-i-ve-ever-written-42c7 Don't forget to download our free new book, How To Be a Tech Lead now! https://leanpub.com/how-to-be-a-tech-lead/  And share your feedback with the author, Michael Rice, directly at michael@techleadcoachine.com Being a tech lead is hard! We're here to support you.

Hey tech leads: wanna tell you about the Tech Lead Coaching Network: we've got case study workshops. We've got peer to peer coaching network (join!!). We've got the podcast (you know me). And we've got a Tech Lead Tuesday morning conference call. And you can be part of all of it! Don't forget to download our free new book, How To Be a Tech Lead now! https://leanpub.com/how-to-be-a-tech-lead/  And share your feedback with the author, Michael Rice, directly at michael@techleadcoachine.com Being a tech lead is hard! We're here to support you.

Not all conflict has to be bad and not all conflict has to turn toxic. Let's discuss stepping into that moment tech leads! Don't forget to download our free new book, How To Be a Tech Lead now! https://leanpub.com/how-to-be-a-tech-lead/  And share your feedback with the author, Michael Rice, directly at michael@techleadcoachine.com Being a tech lead is hard! We're here to support you.

Your engineers will forget the vision, no matter how compelling it is. So it's ok if you have to repeat yourself! DO IT! Don't forget to download our free new book, How To Be a Tech Lead now! https://leanpub.com/how-to-be-a-tech-lead/  And share your feedback with the author, Michael Rice, directly at michael@techleadcoachine.com Being a tech lead is hard! We're here to support you.

It's Monday and it's Tax Day and there's nothing you can do about it. Focus on what you CAN control tech leads! Don't forget to download our free new book, How To Be a Tech Lead now! https://leanpub.com/how-to-be-a-tech-lead/  And share your feedback with the author, Michael Rice, directly at michael@techleadcoachine.com Being a tech lead is hard! We're here to support you.

You are going to get results no matter what you do. The question is what kind are you going to get? Don't forget to download our free new book, How To Be a Tech Lead now! https://leanpub.com/how-to-be-a-tech-lead/  And share your feedback with the author, Michael Rice, directly at michael@techleadcoachine.com Being a tech lead is hard! We're here to support you.

In today's episode I want you to consider joining the coaching network--no matter where you are! Don't forget to download our free new book, How To Be a Tech Lead now! https://leanpub.com/how-to-be-a-tech-lead/  And share your feedback with the author, Michael Rice, directly at michael@techleadcoachine.com Being a tech lead is hard! We're here to support you.

Let's talk about what's better: real life meetings or Slack based meetings? And when is which one better? Blogs I mentioned: Meetings that work (and don’t) in Slack Office Hours: Slack vs. Email vs. Meeting Get off Slack and go talk to your teammates Don't forget to download our free new book, How To Be a Tech Lead now! https://leanpub.com/how-to-be-a-tech-lead/  And share your feedback with the author, Michael Rice, directly at michael@techleadcoachine.com Being a tech lead is hard! We're here to support you.

Let's do another deep dive on crafting compelling visions by exploring the WHY of the vision - even for something as mundane as a Redis upgrade to the (currently) mythical version 6. I even talk about Simon Sinek. Don't forget that today is Taco Tuesday

Our book is now available for download! Years in the making, we hope this is a useful guide for new and experienced tech leads.  If it's not, share your feedback with the author, Michael Rice, directly at michael@techleadcoachine.com Download the book here: https://leanpub.com/how-to-be-a-tech-lead/ Seriously, please share your feedback. We're a pretty small community right now, so I'd love to know what you think! Being a tech lead is hard! We're here to support you.

As a new tech lead (or even an experienced one), there are lots of moments of uncertainty. In this short episode, we talk about frankly about it and propose two ways of finding certainty in an uncertain role. Part of the content for this episode came from a post written by Michael Rice in 2017: https://medium.com/@techleadcoach/next-weeks-focus-certainty-letter-1-103c0aed2a1e Being a tech lead is hard! We're here to support you.

Being clear about the vision you have for your project or initiative is a key tech lead capability. Bonus points for making it compelling. Let's explore an example and some ideas about what you should include in a clear and compelling vision. This idea for this particular topic came from the forthcoming FREE book, How to be a Tech Lead. Get notified when we publish it on Leanpub here: https://leanpub.com/how-to-be-a-tech-lead Being a tech lead is hard! We're here to support you.

The best tech leads bring a lot of energy to the role. This is the first time I've really emphasized it to you so give it a listen and let me know what you think.  This one got recorded while I was on spring break with my family in Palm Springs, CA, so listen for the pool at the end and my kid's editorial. This idea for this particular topic came from the forthcoming FREE book, How to be a Tech Lead. Get notified when we publish it on Leanpub here: https://leanpub.com/how-to-be-a-tech-lead Being a tech lead is hard! We're here to support you.

You aren't going to see "tracking and adjusting" on any tech lead job descriptions, but it's a critically important capability. Let's spend a few minutes exploring it today. This one got recorded while I was on spring break with my family in Palm Springs, CA. This comes from the forthcoming FREE book, How to be a Tech Lead. Get notified when we publish it on Leanpub here: https://leanpub.com/how-to-be-a-tech-lead Being a tech lead is hard! We're here to support you.

It's been a long weekend of writing, but we're excited to announce that our new book, How to be a Tech Lead, will be available within a few days. Totally free. Get notified on Leanpub here: https://leanpub.com/how-to-be-a-tech-lead Being a tech lead is hard! We're here to support you.

In this episode, we continue Anand's story. Anand is a fictional first time tech lead, and these are his first few weeks. In this episode (2/2), Anand talked to his coach and turns the project around. Being a tech lead is hard! We're here to support you.

In this episode, we explore Anand's story. Anand is a fictional first time tech lead, and these are his first few weeks. Warning: gonna leave you hanging until tomorrow to hear how it turns out! Being a tech lead is hard! We're here to support you.