Tech Lead Journal

Mark Schwartz, Enterprise Strategist at AWS, discusses bureaucracy and adaptive ethics. He explains the impact of bureaucracy on digital transformation, characteristics of a good bureaucracy, and how leaders can manage it. Schwartz also delves into ethics in the digital world, making better ethical decisions, and the relevance of ethics in business today.

Join Jacqui Read, author of 'Communication Patterns,' as she discusses the importance of soft skills for developers and technical leaders. Explore topics like visual communication, multimodal communication, and remote communication. Learn practical patterns to level up your communication skills and advance your career in the tech industry.

Satyam Kantamneni, CEO of UXReactor, discusses the power of user experience design to drive business growth. He explains the Experience Value Chain and the concept of Experience Debt. Satyam shares insights on experience-driven organizations, business moats, and the PragmaticUX playbook for transformative journeys towards XT.

Learn how serverless technology can revolutionize software development by streamlining tasks, optimizing code maintainability, and empowering developers. Joseph Emison explains the benefits, challenges, and successful implementation of serverless architecture, offering valuable insights for developers and engineering leaders.

Discover how great leaders unleash performance by uncovering blind spots, the gap between intention and impact. Marisa Murray shares 7 blind spots from her book, including false assumptions and unhealthy detachments. Learn how to cultivate a culture to reveal blind spots and acknowledge positive intent for effective leadership.

Learn about optimizing workflow efficiency with Kanban strategy, managing dependencies in software companies, effective work visualization for team collaboration, and empowering women in Kanban. Discover the benefits of tracking work progress, managing blockers, and connecting online for Kanban discussions.

AI assistants in programming, career impact, ethical concerns, skill shift in developers, problem decomposition importance, automating tasks, AI replacing developers debate, potential for a more equitable society, AI's influence on learning programming skills

Explore the world of lead development with Shelley Benhoff, learning about important leadership skills and responsibilities. Discover the different titles within lead development, ways to optimize development processes, and the importance of collaboration with stakeholders. Gain insights on career trajectory, leadership styles, and the significance of technical documentation in software teams.

Jeff Perry, author of 'The Intentional Engineer,' discusses the importance of being intentional in your engineering career. He shares insights on identifying core values, the power of mindsets, getting career clarity, finding genius zones, and essential skills for living more intentionally. Learn how to assess your current situation and start becoming more intentional towards your life and career.

Andrew Bartlow, co-founder of the People Leader Accelerator and co-author of “Scaling for Success”, discusses common challenges faced by high-growth organizations and strategies for successful scaling. He cautions against blindly adopting best practices, emphasizes the importance of a unique people's playbook, and highlights 7 key people practices including organizational structure, learning & development, and culture & engagement.