You write slide decks instead of code. Your life is run by your calendar, which could stand defragging. The last time you got into deep flow was the day before you went into leadership. Keeping up is hard, let alone keeping current.
In this talk I’ll cover a different approach to keeping up to date with technology and industry trends, how to embrace being a generalist, and how to find the time and energy to keep learning.
There is a big focus on technical expertise in software engineering - but soft skills are equally as important. Which ones are crucial to master and how can you do this?
Allison Malloy shares the secret sauce to building high-performing teams that thrive in any economic climate. You will learn practical strategies to keep growing your team’s careers (as well as your own), retain your top talent, bolster morale, and get shit done!
Chris Jimenez covers topics of providing clarity to yourself and finding energy and motivation to rebuild as a leader, providing clarity to your teammates and different ways of offering support, organization re-structure with the intent of bringing people together with a clear scope, and tips and tricks on rebuilding the culture and team cohesion.
Nicky Thompson's talk is aimed at engineers, tech leads, managers, humans - anyone who makes decisions. Making better decisions is a skill that you can improve on, and this talk will introduce some ways to do that.
