Essential Techniques for Leading Software Teams in the Work From Home Era

Leadership is the practice of social influence in pursuit of a goal. Anyone can lead. The leadership of teams is not restricted to the nominated leaders. This talk is for members of software teams; it aims to inform all team stakeholders - engineers, designers, product owners, and, yes, designated managers - of essential work-from-home leadership skills.

I begin by presenting a 2-part context. The first part of the context is the new normal state of working from home. The second part of the context is a useful summary of already-known best practices for effective leadership. Then, I'll describe essential techniques for effectively leading software teams in that context — techniques gleaned from 15 years of remote work with software development organizations.

This is not a talk about how to better use Slack and Zoom. It is about techniques without which your leadership efforts will fall flat when working remotely.

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