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16Sep 201827 Mar 2019

Software Engineering Leadership

Software Engineer leadership is where you lead/manage a number of software engineers, directly or via another manager(s). Your title could…

19Mar 20182 Dec 2018

Leadership by Example

This blog post is a continuation from a previous one called Leading Leaders “We must be the change we wish…

21Jan 201819 Mar 2019

Leading leaders

Maybe you are a Director, a Head of X or a Vice President, and you now own a department or…

Communcation…

Clear Communication – Leadership by Example

9 Jul 201828 Feb 2019

Explicit communication vs Implicit communication, Change, Be present, Public Speaking Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody…

Career Management…

A growth mindset for your people – Leadership by Example

9 Jul 20182 Dec 2018

Useful feedback, Real Coaching, asking for advice, create opportunities, Protect, Advocate “Leadership is communicating to people their worth and potential so clearly that they are inspired to see it in…

Show that you respect time – Leadership by Example

9 Jul 20182 Dec 2018

Know your Chrontype, Technical time(or non interrupt time), plan you time, respect others time We all have the same about of time. How we use it is very important and how effective we…

Showing Accountability – Leadership by Example

9 Jul 20182 Dec 2018

Own your own shit, give feedback direct, respect failure, learn from failure, share failure “Implementing Extreme Ownership requires checking your ego and operating with a high degree of humility. Admitting…

Being humble (checking your ego) – Leadership by Example

9 Jul 20182 Dec 2018

Balance your ego/confidence with humility, realize you are not always right, listen “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Confidence…

Showing Appreciation – Leadership by Example

9 Jul 20182 Dec 2018

Thank people for their work, Celebrate the wins, show appreciation during failure "Recognition is largely about behavior. Appreciation focuses on performance plus the employee's value as a person. Recognition is…

Change Management…

Being Transparent – Leadership by Example

9 Jul 20182 Dec 2018

Share information, be proactive, focus on messaging and who knows the plan “Shame derives its power from being unspeakable.” — Brené Brown, Daring Greatly There's nothing worse, than the feeling that leaders…

Showing Empathy – Leadership by Example

9 Jul 201812 Feb 2019

Pay attention, be vulnerable, respond/acknowledge and care for others “Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.”— Theodore Roosevelt We are not robots or even…

Being Authentic – Leadership by Example

9 Jul 20182 Dec 2018

You are human, they are human, share life, its joys and horrors “Authentic Leaders are not afraid to show emotion and vulnerability as they share in the challenges with their…

Approachability – Leadership by Example

9 Jul 20182 Dec 2018

Make it safe to approach you, give time to be approached, be present and follow up “Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the…