Developer First: A New Technical Leadership Mindset

Thursday, 11:00 AM EST

Developer First leadership does not depend on accumulating power within a team or company. Instead, it focuses on the needs of the developers, their technical and career growth, and building positive team cultures.

This session will cover 7 different tactics to practice Developer First leadership. These include empowering others, the importance of diversity & inclusion on our dev teams, establishing a positive developer onboarding experience, and how to become an authentic and respected leader.

Participants of this talk will learn how to successfully navigate the complexities of Engineering Leadership; regardless of your title!

The Dao of Tech

Thursday, 12:30 PM EST

Do you feel inspired by conference talks but overwhelmed by all of the take aways to remember when you get back to work? This session will provide an opportunity to identify and practice key leadership skills immediately!

Leading a team requires a certain level of self-awareness and is often an overlooked requirement of the role. Therefore, understanding your own personal motivations is important to effectively lead and influence your team.

This one hour session will lead you through a few powerful activities to discover your own motivational style and understand how it drives your daily actions and decisions.

Time is on my side!

Thursday, 2:00 PM EST

Time management + prioritization - everyone needs it! We all seem to face a never-ending list of demands coupled with a finite amount of time to get it all done.

You will leave this 60 minute session armed with new tips and tools to effectively balance your time between meetings, writing code, putting out fires, and clarifying your role to ensure you are spending time on the things that actually matter!

5 Reasons your best Engineers are leaving

Thursday, 3:30 PM EST

Engineering Leaders across industries and timezones are struggling to retain technical talent even after offering the shiniest of benefits and perks. Why is that?

This one hour session will uncover key factors that lead to highly engaged teams followed by 5 common reasons Engineers choose to leave an organization and changes we can make to proactively avoid these departures.