Leading a Software Development Team - Advice for Software Development Manager and Tech Startups

Are you a software development manager at a tech startup? Learn best practices a tech lead or a software development manager can use to build healthy and happy teams. This presentation will also be helpful if you're hiring software developers for your startup. Jon, CTO & Partner, and Tim, Development Lead at Headway, share their real-world experience and advice with hiring and growing software development teams or how to become a software engineering manager

What you'll learn:
- How to screen for and hire talented developers on an upward trajectory
- How to kick off projects to help teams integrate everyone's unique styles
- How to get meaningful feedback from your team
- Define project success criteria and getting buy-in from your team so everyone is rowing in the same direction

Segments:
00:00 - Introduction
02:29 - Discussion Outline
04:59 - Building a Development Team
07:11 - Conway's Law
08:42 - Hiring on Upward Trajectory
10:25 - Growing Talent Within
12:30 - Identifying the Right Candidates
19:17 - Kicking Off Projects with DiSC
23:00 - Work-Life Balance
28:38 - Tackling Accountability
31:30 - Defining Success Criteria
36:39 - Clear Roadmaps
39:41 - Effective Handoffs
43:37 - Culture of Trust & Shared Growth
59:50 - Humility in Leadership
1:03:47 - Tools for Getting Actual Feedback
1:17:19 - Summary

Articles to Get Started

Tools We Use at Headway

Development - Project Health Check-Up

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[datdeejay]

Thanks for the useful info - its nice to see the value tech leaders hold dear in improving team selection and productivity

[isaacaudu-usman]

This is insightful and powerful! Thanks

[DubTillStep]

I didn't know what to expect, but I'm quite disappointed about the Presentation and how less Valuable things you were saying for someone who studied IT. I'm sry, but it felt time-wasting.

[chessmaster]

Do you work or just keep talking. Looks like everyone dhould keep talking.