Patrick Kua - The Geek's Guide to Leading Teams

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speaker: Patrick Kua - ThoughtWorks
topic: The Geek's Guide to Leading Teams
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9UPW-2wL5U
length: 46 min

• conference: GOTO Aarhus 2012
• slides: http://www.slideshare.net/thekua/the-geeks-guide-to-leading-teams
• slides download: http://gotocon.com/dl/goto-aar-2012/slides/PatrickKua_TheGeeksGuideToLeadingTeams.pdf

The most challenging aspects to software development are always the people issues. Picking the right data structures, finding the right testing approaches are simple compared to building an effective software team. Most organisations fail to support developer promoted into technical leadership roles so where do you go to uncover the secret skills behind this important role. Come along to this session to discover practical tips for leading technical teams.