A Career as Tech Lead or Engineering Manager with Patrick Kua from Beyond Coding

A Career as Tech Lead or Engineering Manager with Patrick Kua

48 minutes Posted Dec 14, 2022 at 3:00 pm.

Intro

Different problems in coaching CTOs

Problems when it comes to team structure

Coaching aspects

The tech lead and engineering manager paths are sidesteps

Mismatch in expectations

Skills a tech lead requires

Dealing with people

Communication challenges

When is the right time to step into a leadership position?

Leadership positions are not for everyone

Learning from others

Relationship between tech lead and engineering manager

Pitfall of splitting tech lead and engineering manager

Conversations about roles and responsibilities

Leadership teams

Who is responsible for team effectiveness?

Pat's favourite role in the past

Figuring out what you like and dislike doing

What do you want to do?

Growth mindset

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Engineers can get promoted to leadership positions without knowing what is expected of them. It's less of the same and more of a sidestep.

Pat Kua and I discuss the tech lead and engineering manager roles and what makes a person effective being in that role. On top of that we give perspective for people interested in those positions.

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