1.
WHAT HAPPEN S WHEN
YOUR TEAM L EVE LS UP
Lead to Lead
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2.
Monika
Piotrowicz
Director of
Front End Development
@monsika

3.
• Developing Leads
• Expectations & Performance
• What changes for you?
Today

4.
Where do team leads
come from?

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Managing 101

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Am I doing this right?
How can I be less reactive and more strategic?
What’s next for me?

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When should I think about this?

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A lead will have some combination of
technical knowledge and skills,
understanding of the business and product,
and trust from your team

9.
“Have you considered leading
a team one day?”

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Start Now
• Ask
• Talk about what you do

11.
Start Now
• Ask
• Talk about what you do
• Create opportunities

12.
Make Space

13.
A lead will have some combination of
technical knowledge and skills,
understanding of the business and product,
and trust from your team
all so they can help develop their team

14.
Setting Expectations
&
Measuring Performance

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micromanaging directionless
laissez faire
🙃

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Am I doing this right?
How can I be less reactive and more strategic?
What’s next for me?

17.
The most impactful thing I can do today is…
Right now I'm not great at…
In a few months I want try…

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They will do things their way

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Your New Role

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“I trust you to do the right thing -
Here’s a list of things you should do”

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Become a Coach

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Make Space

23.
Take Space
new

24.
Own your growth

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Resources
• Software leads weekly mailer
• http://softwareleadweekly.com/
• Giving feedback with radical candor
• http://www.fastcompany.com/3054668/lessons-learned/former-googler-lets-us-
in-on-the-surprising-secret-to-being-a-good-boss
• The Art of Powerful Questions
• http://www.sparc.bc.ca/the-art-of-powerful-questions

26.
QUESTIO NS?
Thanks!
@MON SI KA